Violin Concerto No.2, Op.86 (Gernsheim, Friedrich)

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For Violin and Piano

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Engraver Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Jul. Heinr. Zimmermann, 1913. Plate Z. 5986.
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General Information

Work Title Violin Concerto No.2
Alternative. Title
Composer Gernsheim, Friedrich
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.86
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFG 54
Key F major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements
  1. Allegro risoluto
  2. Andante cantabile
  3. Allegro giocoso
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1912?
First Performance. 1913 October 20
First Publication. 1913 – Leipzig: Jul. Heinr. Zimmermann
Dedication Seinem Freunde Henri Marteau
Average DurationAvg. Duration 20-25 minutes (estimated)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Solo: violin
Orchestra: 2 flutes/piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons + 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, glockenspiel + strings

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1912 composition date according to Emery (1928, 1969 revision?) "The Violin Concerto".

The full score (a rare thing it seems, but the Fleisher Collection at the Free Library of Philadelphia seems to list a copy, 80 pages) was published 1914 (they also have the parts).

Premiered 1913-10-20 - see Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, Jg. 80, 30 Oct.1913, p.609, article on Gernsheim's New Violin Concerto.

21 minutes in its only recording to date (cpo 777 861-2).