Bohuslav Martinů's Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, H. 293 was composed between February and April 1943 between his first two symphonies and premiered on December 31 by Mischa Elman and the Boston Symphony conducted by Sergei Koussevitzky. Elman requested the concerto following the premiere of the dramatic Symphony No. 1 by the same orchestra, impressed by the work. It was referred as Martinů's only violin concerto until an earlier concerto which was thought to be lost appeared in 1968, nine years after the composer's death.
Date of composition | 1943 (February - April 1943) in New York, NY, United States |
Premiered | 1943, December 31st by Serge Koussevitzky |
Type | Concerto |
Tonality | G Minor |
Catalogue | H 293 |
Instruments |
Violin
Orchestra |
Autotranslations beta |
Bohuslav Martinů: Concerto pour violon n°2 en sol mineur, H 293 Bohuslav Martinů: Concerto per violino n. 2 in sol minore, H 293 Bohuslav Martinů: Konzert Nr. 2 für Violine g-moll, H 293 |