Originally, the work was planned in four movements like the second piano concerto. The middle movements, one of which was intended to be a scherzo — a mark that Brahms intended a symphonic concerto rather than a virtuoso showpiece — were discarded and replaced with what Brahms called a "feeble Adagio." Some of the discarded material was reworked for the second piano concerto.
| Date of composition | 1878 |
| Premiered | 1879, January 1st in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1879, N. Simrock in Berlin, Germany |
| Type | Concerto |
| Tonality | D Major |
| Catalogue | Op. 77 |
| Approx. duration | 39 minutes |
| Instruments |
Violin
Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Johannes Brahms: Concerto pour violon en ré majeur, Op. 77 Johannes Brahms: Concerto per violino in re maggiore, Op. 77 Johannes Brahms: Konzert für Violine D-dur, Op. 77 |