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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