Sibelius: Violin Concerto

Includes accompaniments for:

1. Allegro moderato

2. Adagio di molto

3. Allegro ma non tanto

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Jean Sibelius' Violin Concerto in D minor was composed in 1904 and revised the following year, and it is regarded by many as the greatest violin concerto of the 20th century. The first movement begins with soft pulsating strings, but builds to become one of the composer's most intense and expansive movements. The second movement has been described as 'mercilessly beautiful' by Sibelius' compatriot, the poet Lassi Nummi, which well describes its ecstatic melodic outpouring. The musicologist Donald Tovey famously described the final movement as a "polonaise for polar bears", and it builds a relentless motion towards its conclusion.

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Violin enters after 3 and a half bars, (28 quavers)

Cadenza (Largamente - bar 59): crotchet click-beats accompany first 4 bars of cadenza before minim click-beats take over
Just before return to bar 60, minim click-beats become crotchet click-beats to signify new pulse

Bar 211 (start of violin cadenza): piano is silent for 5 seconds before skipping to bar 224 (after cadenza)

Orchestral tuttis played in full

Click-beats used elsewhere to keep pulse