Concerto No.1 for Violin and Orchestra in A Minor op.99 from Dmitri Sostakovici

Abstract

In Concerto no. 1 for violin and orchestra, the soloist is facing a very difficult page, which emphasizes all the resources of the instrument, especially when the violin is accompanied by an extensive orchestral ensemble. The score provides, through its structural unity, a wide range of symphonic and concerto elements, as well as the content of the forms included in it. Concerto no.1 for violin and orchestra in A minor op.99, has a quadripartite structure and unfolds in an atypical succession of the traditional concerto genre: the first part Moderato-Nocturna, the second part Scherzo (Allegro), the third part Passacaglia (Andante) and the fourth part Burlesque (Allegro con Brio).