Violin Concerto, Op. 77 (Brahms, Johannes)

Title Violin Concerto
Creators Johannes Brahms, composer
Opus Op.77
Instrumentation violin and orchestra
Number of movements 3
Keys D major
Composed 1878
First published 1879
Dedication Joseph Joachim
Tempo markings
Metronome markings
Time signatures
Average duration (sec) 2340
Number of measures
Composition types Concertos
Period Romantic
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Sections

Title
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Metronome Key Measures
Allegro non troppo
Adagio
Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace

Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete violin and piano
View Complete violin and piano Adolf Busch
Joseph Joachim
View Complete violin and piano Joseph Joachim
View Complete piano Paul Klengel
View Adagio (No.2) alto recorder and keyboard Paul-Gustav Feller
View Cadenzas Leopold Auer
View Cadenzas Tor Aulin
View Cadenzas Alberto Bachmann
View Cadenzas Vasily Bezekirsky
View Cadenzas Renaud Déjardin
View Cadenzas Władysław Górski
View Cadenzas Carl Halir
View Cadenzas Joseph Joachim
View Cadenzas Henri Marteau
View Cadenzas Henry Schradieck
View Cadenzas Benjamin Shute
View Cadenzas Varun Ryan Soontornniyomkij
View Cadenzas Julius Winkler
View Cadenzas Florián Zajíc

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete Manuscript 1800 Complete Score (published facsimile)
1. Allegro non troppo (segment 1)
1. Allegro non troppo (segment 2)
2. Adagio
3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace (segment 1)
3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace (segment 2)
View Complete N. Simrock 1879 Complete Score (color)
Complete Score (monochrome)
View Complete Breitkopf und Härtel Complete Score (scan)
1. Allegro non troppo
2. Adagio
3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo
Title Pages (scan)
View Complete parts Manuscript Violin Solo (monographic)
View Complete parts Breitkopf und Härtel Flute 1, 2
Oboe 1, 2
Clarinet 1, 2 (A, B)
Clarinet 1
Bassoon 1, 2
Horn 1, 2 (D, F), 3, 4 (E)
Trumpet 1, 2 (D)
Timpani
Violins I, II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Complete parts Lance Humphrey Cowled 2019 Trumpet 1 (B) (no key signatures)
Trumpet 1 (B) (with key signatures)
Trumpet 2 (B) (no key signatures)
Trumpet 2 (B) (with key signatures)
View Complete parts,selections Clarinet 1, 2 (B) (Mvmts 1, 3 - transposed)
View Complete Arrangement for violin and piano N. Simrock 1879 Complete Score and Violin Part (black and white)
Complete Score and Violin Part (grayscale)
Complete Score and Violin Part (color)
View Complete Arrangement for violin and piano Schirmer 1920 Violin
View Complete Arrangement for violin and piano
by Adolf Busch
Joseph Joachim

Breitkopf und Härtel Complete Score and Violin Part (with cadenzas)
View Complete Arrangement for violin and piano
by Joseph Joachim
Muzgiz 1978 Complete Score and Violin Part (with cadenza)
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Paul Klengel
N. Simrock 1923 Complete Score
View Adagio (No.2) Arrangement for alto recorder and keyboard
by Paul-Gustav Feller
Complete Score
View Cadenzas Arrangement
by Leopold Auer
Carl Fischer 1916 Complete Cadenza
View Cadenzas Arrangement
by Tor Aulin
N. Simrock Complete Cadenza
View Cadenzas Arrangement
by Alberto Bachmann
N. Simrock 1909 Complete Cadenza
View Cadenzas Arrangement
by Vasily Bezekirsky
N. Simrock 1909 Complete Cadenza
View Cadenzas Arrangement
by Renaud Déjardin
Complete Cadenza
View Cadenzas Arrangement
by Władysław Górski
N. Simrock 1913 Complete Cadenza
View Cadenzas Arrangement
by Carl Halir
N. Simrock 1895 Complete Cadenza
View Cadenzas Arrangement
by Joseph Joachim
N. Simrock 1902 Complete Cadenza
View Cadenzas Arrangement
by Henri Marteau
N. Simrock 1905 Complete Cadenza
View Cadenzas Arrangement
by Henry Schradieck
Schirmer 1915 Complete Cadenza
View Cadenzas Arrangement
by Benjamin Shute
Benjamin Shute 2003 Complete Cadenza
View Cadenzas Arrangement
by Varun Ryan Soontornniyomkij
Varun Soontornniyomkij 2021 Complete Cadenza
View Cadenzas Arrangement
by Julius Winkler
Doblinger Complete Cadenza
View Cadenzas Arrangement
by Florián Zajíc
N. Simrock 1905 Complete Cadenza

Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypeSectionEnsemblePerformersArranged forFiles (click to listen)
View Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (orchestra) Michel Schwalbé, violin
Ernest Ansermet, conductor
Complete Performance
View Berliner Philharmoniker (orchestra) Yehudi Menuhin, violin
Rudolf Kempe, conductor
1. Allegro non troppo
2. Adagio
3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
View Orchestre national de France (orchestra) Henryk Szeryng, violin
Carl Schuricht, conductor
Complete Performance
View Wiener Philharmoniker (orchestra) Christian Ferras, violin
Carl Schuricht, conductor
Fritz Kreisler, performer
Complete Performance
View Synthesized Cadenzas Soontornniyomkij Synthesized Performance


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