für Solo-Violine und Streichorchester
💿 1–4 Concerto funebre (Karl Amadeus Hartmann) // 17:27
5–7 Concertino op. 42 (Mieczysław Weinberg)
8 Rhapsodie über moldawische Themen (Mieczysław Weinberg)
9 Sonate für Violine und Piano, unvollendet (Dimitri Schostakowitsch)
1–4 Concerto funebre (Karl Amadeus Hartmann) // 21:29
5–7 IV. Symphonie (Karl Amadeus Hartmann) // 31:55
8–15 Kammerkonzert (Karl Amadeus Hartmann) // 24:09
World premiere of the violin concerto “Musik der Trauer” (the later “Concerto funebre”) composed in 1939 in St. Gallen by Ernst Klug
Start of the western campaign of the German Wehrmacht on May 10, 1940; a radio premiere of “Simplicius Simplicissimus”, a piece of music calling for political upheaval, had been planned for the end of May on Brussels Radio and is cancelled by the radio station because of concerns about the consequences
A world premiere of the “Sinfonia tragica”, nevertheless scheduled by and also dedicated to Paul Collaer, the head of the music department of the Belgian Radio, cannot take place either
für solo violin and string orchestra
meinem lieben Sohn Richard [“to my dear son Richard”]
ursprünglich “Musik der Trauer” genannt, 1959 revidiert (Neufassung) [“originally called ‘Music of mourning’, revised in 1959 (new version)”]
I Introduktion (Largo) [“Introduction”]
II Adagio
III Allegro di molto
IV Choral (Langsamer Marsch) [“Choral (Slow march)”]
Performance duration: 20′
First performance (original version): 1940, St. Gallen (Conductor: Ernst Klug)
First performance (new version): November, 12 1959, Staatstheater-Kapelle Braunschweig (Conductor: Heinz Zeebe, Violin: Wolfgang Marschner)