Violin Concerto
by Lars-Erik Larsson
The composer
Opus54
Composed1952 (1952)
PublisherGehrmans Musikförlag [sv] (1956)
DurationApprox. 25 minutes[1]
Movements3
Premiere
Date11 January 1953 (1953-01-11)
LocationSwedish Radio
ConductorSten Frykberg [sv]
PerformersSwedish Radio Orchestra
André Gertler

The Violin Concerto, Op. 54, is a three-movement concertante composition for violin and orchestra written in 1952 by the Swedish composer Lars-Erik Larsson. The piece premiered over Swedish Radio on 11 January 1953 in Stockholm, Sweden, with Sten Frykberg [sv] conducting the Swedish Radio Orchestra.[1] The soloist was the Hungarian violinist André Gertler, its dedicatee.[2]

In 1976, Larsson wrote a new cadenza to Movement I.[2]


Structure

The Violin Concerto is in three movements. They are as follows:[3]

  1. Moderato
  2. Andante pastorale
  3. Lento—Allegro molto[a]

Instrumentation

The Violin Concerto is scored the following instruments:[1][3]

Gehrmans Musikförlag [sv] published the piece in 1956.[1]

Recordings

The sortable table below lists commercially available recordings of the Violin Concerto:

Conductor Orchestra Soloist Rec.[b] Time Recording venue Label Ref.
Sten Frykberg [sv] (1) Swedish Radio Orchestra (1) André Gertler 195? ? ? London International
[c]
Sten Frykberg [sv] (2) Swedish Radio Orchestra (2) Louis Kaufman 1955 24:35 ? Music & Arts
[d]
Stig Westerberg Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Leo Berlin [sv] 1976 25:54 Stockholm Concert Hall Swedish Society Discofil [sv]
[e]
Esa-Pekka Salonen Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (3) Arve Tellefsen 1993 26:50 Berwald Hall Sony Classical
[f]

Notes, references, and sources

Notes
  1. ^ Although the publisher, Gehrmans Musikförlag, lists the third movement of the Violin Concerto as "Allegro molto", the manuscript that the publisher provides on its website shows that the movement begins as "Lento" (p. 76 of the score) and later transitions into "Allegro molto" (p. 80).[1] The Royal Swedish Academy of Music correctly lists the movement as "Lento—Allegro molto".[3]
  2. ^ Refers to the year in which the performers recorded the work; this may not be the same as the year in which the recording was first released to the general public.
  3. ^ S. Frykberg–London International (TW 91091) 1955
  4. ^ S. Frykberg–Music & Arts (MACD–4667) 1991
  5. ^ S. Westerberg–Swedish Society (SCD 1004) 1986
  6. ^ E. Salonen–Sony Classical (SK 64140) 1993
References
  1. ^ a b c d e Gehrmans Musikförlag.
  2. ^ a b Hedman 1986, p. 2.
  3. ^ a b c Swedish Musical Heritage 2022.
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