Violin Concerto, Op.77 (Brahms, Johannes)

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Performer Pages Michel Schwalbé (violin)
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (orchestra)
Ernest Ansermet (conductor)
Publisher Info. Lausanne: Radio Suisse Romande, 1964.
Reissue Schattdorf: Gagnaux Collection
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Misc. Notes Recorded December 9, 1964. Victoria Hall, Geneva
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Performer Pages Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Berliner Philharmoniker (orchestra)
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
Publisher Info. His Master's Voice, 1958. SXLP 30186.
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Misc. Notes Source: archive.org
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Performer Pages Henryk Szeryng (violin)
Orchestre national de France (orchestra)
Carl Schuricht (conductor)
Publisher Info. Paris: Radiodiffusion-télévision française, 1955.
Reissue Schattdorf: Gagnaux Collection
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Misc. Notes Recorded 1955 September 21, Septembre Musical de Montreux, Salle du Pavillon (picture on the right: Henryk Szeryng, Paris, 1963, extract of a PARISENIMAGES photo, 1963, Numéro d'image: 73349-25, Numéro d'inventaire: LIP-2353-148).
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Performer Pages Christian Ferras (violin)
Carl Schuricht (conductor)
Wiener Philharmoniker (orchestra)
Fritz Kreisler (cadenza)
Publisher Info. Decca, 1954.
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5 more: 1. Allegro non troppo (segment 1) • 1. Allegro non troppo (segment 2) • 2. Adagio • 3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace (segment 1) • 3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace (segment 2)

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1878).
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, 1879. Plate 8133.
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4 more: 1. Allegro non troppo • 2. Adagio • 3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo • Title Pages (scan)

Editor Hans Gál (1890–1987)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Werke, Band 5:
Konzerte für Streichinstrumente und Orchester

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 13.
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Parts

Violin Solo
Copyist Joseph Joachim (1831–1907), also corrections
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1879).
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, 1879. Plate 8132.
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Editor Efrem Zimbalist (1889–1985)
Publisher. Info. Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, Vol.1395
New York: G. Schirmer, 1920. Plate 29694.
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Arranger Adolf Busch (1891–1952), cadenza
Joseph Joachim (1831–1907), cadenza
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1927). Plate 29811.
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Editor Joseph Joachim (1831–1907), also cadenza
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzyka, 1978. Plate 4800.
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Arranger Composer
Jan Kubelík (1880–1940), cadenza
Editor Jindřich Feld (1883–1953)
Publisher. Info. Praha: Orbis, 1951. Plate EO 239.
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Orchestra

11 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (A/B♭) • Clarinet 1 • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2 (D/F), 3, 4 (E) • Trumpet 1, 2 (D) • Timpani • Violins I, II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Editor Hans Gál (1890–1987)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1927). Plate Orch.B. 3212.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1956).
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Editor Lance Humphrey Cowled (b. 1950)
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Violin and Piano (Composer)
Arranger Composer
Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, 1879. Plate 8132.
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Arranger Composer
Editor Leopold Auer (1845–1930)
Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, No.779, 1916. Plate 18925-54.
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Misc. Notes cadenza see below in the cadenza section
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Arranger Composer
Adolf Busch (1891–1952), cadenza
Joseph Joachim (1831–1907), cadenza
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1927). Plate 29811.
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Arranger Composer
Joseph Joachim (1831–1907), cadenza
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzyka, 1978. Plate 4800.
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Arranger Composer
Editor Efrem Zimbalist (1889–1985)
Publisher. Info. Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, Vol.1395
New York: G. Schirmer, 1920. Plate 29694.
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Arranger Composer
Jan Kubelík (1880–1940), cadenza
Editor Jindřich Feld (1883–1953)
Publisher. Info. Praha: Orbis, 1951. Plate EO 239.
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For Piano (Klengel)
Arranger Paul Klengel (1854–1935)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, 1923. Plate 14505.
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Adagio (No.2)

For Alto Recorder and Keyboard (Feller)
Arranger Paul-Gustav Feller
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Cadenzas

Anzoletti
Arranger Marco Anzoletti (1866–1929)
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1890-1900].
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Misc. Notes This manuscript is from Biblioteca Digitale Trentina / Trentino Digital Library. This is different from other cadenzas listed for this concerto. -Sissel
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Arranger Marco Anzoletti (1866–1929)
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1900-10].
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Misc. Notes This manuscript is from Biblioteca Digitale Trentina / Trentino Digital Library. This is different from other cadenzas listed for this concerto. -Sissel
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Arranger Marco Anzoletti (1866–1929)
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1890-1900].
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Misc. Notes This manuscript is from Biblioteca Digitale Trentina / Trentino Digital Library. This is different from other cadenzas listed for this concerto. -Sissel
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Arranger Marco Anzoletti (1866–1929)
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1890-1900].
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Misc. Notes This manuscript is from Biblioteca Digitale Trentina / Trentino Digital Library. This is different from other cadenzas listed for this concerto. -Sissel
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Arranger Marco Anzoletti (1866–1929)
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1890-1900].
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Misc. Notes This manuscript is from Biblioteca Digitale Trentina / Trentino Digital Library. This is different from other cadenzas listed for this concerto. -Sissel
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Arranger Marco Anzoletti (1866–1929)
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1890-1900].
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Misc. Notes This manuscript is from Biblioteca Digitale Trentina / Trentino Digital Library. This is different from other cadenzas listed for this concerto. -Sissel
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Auer
Arranger Leopold Auer (1845–1930)
Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, 1916. Plate 18924.
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Misc. Notes Auer published in 1903 a different cadenza by Simrock, this 1903 version was played in early Heifetz recordings
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Aulin
Arranger Tor Aulin (1866–1914)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.(ca.1907). Plate 12336.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Bachmann
Arranger Alberto Bachmann (1875–1963)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, 1909. Plate 12586.
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Misc. Notes Dedicated to Max Eschig (1872–1927).
This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Bezekirsky
Arranger Vasily Bezekirsky (1835–1919)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, 1909. Plate 12473.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Déjardin
Arranger Renaud Déjardin
Publisher. Info. Renaud Déjardin
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Górski
Arranger Władysław Górski (1846–1915)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, 1913. Plate 13448.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Halir
Arranger Carl Halir (1859–1909)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, 1895. Plate 10447.
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Joachim
Arranger Joseph Joachim (1831–1907)
Copyist Marco Anzoletti (1866–1929)
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1890-1900].
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Arranger Joseph Joachim (1831–1907)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, 1902. Plate 11725.
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Kreisler
Arranger Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962)
Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, n.d.
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Marteau
Arranger Henri Marteau (1874–1934)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1905]. Plate 11997.
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Schradieck
Arranger Henry Schradieck (1846–1918)
Publisher. Info. New York: Schirmer, 1915. Plate 24999.
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Schuster
Arranger Heinrich Maria Schuster (1847–1906)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, 1896.
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Misc. Notes Collection privée. Avec dédicace à Heinrich Schuster (auteur présumé de l'écriture de la cadence). Dédicace de Joseph Joachim. Le violon solo Heinrich Schuster a eu des contacts avec les cercles supérieurs de la société musicale au tournant du siècle.
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Shute
Arranger Benjamin Shute
Publisher. Info. Benjamin Shute, 2003.
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Soontornniyomkij
For Viola
Arranger Varun Soontornniyomkij (b. 1997)
Publisher. Info. Varun Soontornniyomkij, 2021.
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Misc. Notes This cadenza is intended to be performed as a standalone piece (analogous to Penderecki's Cadenza for Solo Viola).
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Tovey

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Arranger Donald Francis Tovey (1875–1940)
Publisher. Info. Ryoichi Kazumi, 2024.
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Misc. Notes New typeset, based on Essays in Musical Analysis, Vol. III (Oxford University Press, 1936). pp. 137-139.
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Weiss
Arranger Matthew C. Weiss (b. 1966)
Publisher. Info. Pranakasha Productions
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Misc. Notes Performed by the arranger with the Octava Chamber Orchestra with guest conductor Michael Wheatley on March 10th 2024.
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Winkler
Arranger Julius Winkler (1855–1938)
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Doblinger, 1928. Plate D. 6578.
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Misc. Notes recorded by Wolfgang Schneiderhan, who's teacher Winkler was
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Ysaÿe
Arranger Eugène Ysaÿe (1858–1931)
Publisher. Info. Milan: Edizioni Curci, 1938. Plate 7511.
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Zajíc
Arranger Florián Zajíc (1853–1926)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, 1905. Plate 12040.
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General Information

Work Title Violin Concerto
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Husľový koncert; 바이올린 협주곡; Concerto pour violon de Brahms; קונצ'רטו לכינור של ברהמס; Concierto para violín; [18 more...]Concerto per vriulon; Viulukonsertto; Concerto per violino e orchestra; Violinkonzert; ヴァイオリン協奏曲; Vioolconcert; Brahms' fiolinkonsert; Concerto para Violino; Concert per a violí de Brahms; Concerto cho violin; Brahms: Hegedűverseny; 小提琴協奏曲; 小提琴协奏曲; کنسرتو ویولن (برامس); Houslový koncert; Концерт для скрипки с оркестром (Брамс); Koncertas smuikui (Bramsas); Konserto Biola
Name Aliases Husľový koncert D-dur, Op. 77; Concerto pour violon; קונצ'רטו לכינור; Concierto para violín en re mayor, op. 77; Brahmsin viulukonsertto; [5 more...]Concerto per violino e orchestra in re maggiore, op. 77; Vioolconcert in D; Vioolconcert (Brahms); Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77; Konserto Biola dalam D Mayor, Op. 77
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 174586018; LCCN: n81047352; GND: 30002567X
Composer Brahms, Johannes
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.77
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 151
Key D major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
  1. Allegro non troppo
  2. Adagio
  3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1878
First Performance. 1879-01-01 in Leipzig, Gewandhaussaal
Joseph Joachim (1831–1907), violin; Johannes Brahms, conductor
First Publication. 1879 (October) – Berlin: N. Simrock
  • Score, Plate 8133, 208 pages
  • Parts, Plate 8134, 19 parts
  • Violin and Piano, Plate 8132, 39+17 pages
Dedication Joseph Joachim
Average DurationAvg. Duration 39 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation violin, orchestra
InstrDetail [more...]
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons,
4 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings
Related Works See also Analytical Studies for Brahms' Violin Concerto, Op.18, by Otakar Ševčík
External Links Wikipedia article
All Music Guide
KDH Listening Guide
Violin Concerto -  Scores at Sheet Music Plus
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Extra Information Version History
  • Composed for violin and orchestra, 1878
  • Arranged for violin and piano by Brahms, 1878

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