Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

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The Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 is Beethoven’s only full-length violin concerto and a cornerstone of the classical violin repertoire, renowned for its lyrical beauty and symphonic scale.

Aliases (1)

Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, Op. 61 ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concerto → orchestral work → violin concerto →
approximateDuration	40–45 minutes →
catalogNumber	Op. 61 →
composer	Ludwig van Beethoven →
compositionYear	1806 →
dedicatedTo	Franz Clement NERFINISHED →
firstMovementTitle	Allegro ma non troppo →
firstPublicationYear	1808 →
firstPublisher	Bureau des Arts et d’Industrie →
genre	Classical → concerto →
hasCadenzaBy	Fritz Kreisler → Joseph Joachim → Leopold Auer → Ludwig van Beethoven (for piano version) →
hasPianoArrangement	Piano Concerto in D major (arranged by Beethoven, Op. 61a) →
key	D major →
languageOfTitle	German →
movementCount	3 →
notableFeature	lyrical beauty → symphonic scale →
orchestration	solo violin and orchestra →
orchestrationDetail	2 bassoons → 2 clarinets → 2 flutes → 2 horns → 2 oboes → 2 trumpets → strings → timpani →
originalTitle	Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, Op. 61 →
period	Classical →
placeInComposerOutput	only full-length violin concerto by Beethoven →
premiereCity	Vienna →
premiereConductor	Ludwig van Beethoven →
premiereCountry	Austria →
premiereDate	23 December 1806 →
premiereLocation	Theater an der Wien, Vienna →
premierePerformer	Franz Clement NERFINISHED →
reputation	cornerstone of the violin repertoire → one of the most frequently performed violin concertos →
secondMovementTitle	Larghetto →
soloInstrument	violin →
style	early Romantic →
thirdMovementTitle	Rondo. Allegro →
workOf	Ludwig van Beethoven →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ludwig van Beethoven →	notableWork
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 ("Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, Op. 61") →	originalTitle