{"id":93034,"date":"2023-01-25T16:51:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T21:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=93034"},"modified":"2023-01-25T16:55:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T21:55:43","slug":"feature-twelve-scintillating-violin-concerti-take-baroque-contemporary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2023\/01\/25\/feature-twelve-scintillating-violin-concerti-take-baroque-contemporary\/","title":{"rendered":"FEATURE | Twelve Scintillating Violin Concerti To Take You From The Baroque To Contemporary"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The violin concerto is one of the most enduring orchestral forms. The earliest known examples come from Italian composer Giuseppe Torelli as part of his Concerti musicali a quattro, Op. 6<\/em>, dated 1698. The most recent is being written right now.<\/p>\n

Torelli was also a violinist, a contemporary of Arcangelo Correlli, and with him, credited with pioneering the Baroque version of the concerto. In general, it\u2019s a piece that features a solo instrument or small group of instruments with the accompaniment of an ensemble. It’s an ideal piece to showcase the violin and all of its colours and range; perhaps that’s one of the keys to its enduring popularity. Many violin concerti have been written expressly for a specific performer.<\/p>\n

Early Baroque concerti incorporated three movements. The first movement is often fast, followed by a slower movement, and finished by a faster paced movement. A cadenza, or solo improvised section, is thought to have been included as early as some Baroque compositions, and made its way into the Classical era. Many modern composers have expanded the concerto to four movements.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a sampling that will take you from the form\u2019s beginnings to its current state.<\/p>\n