Violin Concerto in D minor

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The Violin Concerto in D minor is a 1940 virtuoso concerto by Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian, renowned for its fiery rhythms, lyrical melodies, and vivid folk-inspired character.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concerto
violin concerto
associatedPerformer David Oistrakh NERFINISHED
associatedWith Soviet violin repertoire
awareness widely performed internationally
catalogueStatus one of Khachaturian's best-known works
commissionedBy Soviet cultural institutions
composer Aram Khachaturian NERFINISHED
composerNationality Armenian
contrastFeature dramatic contrasts between soloist and orchestra
countryOfOrigin Armenia NERFINISHED
dedicatedTo David Oistrakh NERFINISHED
difficulty high technical difficulty for soloist
era 20th century
formOfFirstMovement sonata-allegro influenced form
genre 20th-century classical music
classical music
hasTonality minor mode predominance
influencedBy Armenian folk music
instrumentation solo violin and orchestra
key D minor
language instrumental
melodicCharacter cantabile violin lines
movement I. Allegro con fermezza
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Allegro vivace
nationalSchool Armenian national style
notableFeature fiery rhythms
folk-inspired character
lyrical melodies
orchestralRole prominent use of percussion and brass
orchestration full symphony orchestra
period Soviet era
premiereLocation Moscow NERFINISHED
premierePerformer David Oistrakh NERFINISHED
premiereYear 1940
reputation standard of the violin concerto repertoire
rhythmicCharacter strongly accented dance-like rhythms
soloInstrument violin
structure three-movement form
style virtuoso concerto
tempoMarkingFirstMovement Allegro con fermezza
tempoMarkingSecondMovement Andante sostenuto
tempoMarkingThirdMovement Allegro vivace
workOf Aram Khachaturian NERFINISHED
yearComposed 1940

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Aram Khachaturian notableWork Violin Concerto in D minor