Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53
Composer: Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Editor: Iacopo Cividini Instrumentation (this edition): Piano Reduction, Violin Originally for: Violin, Orchestra Work: Violin Concerto in A Minor, B. 108, Op. 53 Binding: ISMN: 9790260107687 Size: 9.6 x 12.2 inches Pages: 59 Urtext / Critical Edition Description Dvořák's Violin Concerto was composed between 1879 and 1882, with the active assistance of Joseph Joachim, and was issued by the publisher Fritz Simrock in 1883. Its premiere took place in October of that same year with František Ondrícek as soloist. This Urtext edition is based on the first edition (score, solo violin part, piano reduction and orchestral parts). It also takes Dvořák's autograph which served as a master copy for the engraving into consideration. A fresh assessment of Dvořák's manuscript made it possible to reconstruct several variants ignored in the first and subsequent editions and to clarify ambiguities in the notation and articulation. An important