Violin Concerto No. 1
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Violin Concerto No. 1 is a dark, emotionally intense 20th-century concerto for violin and orchestra by Dmitri Shostakovich, renowned for its technical demands and powerful, introspective character.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Concerto per violino e orchestra n. 1 | 1 |
| Violin Concerto No. 1 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Violin Concerto No. 1 Context triple: [Dmitri Shostakovich, notableWork, Violin Concerto No. 1]
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Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major is a 20th-century concerto for solo violin and orchestra by Sergei Prokofiev, noted for its lyrical expressiveness, shimmering orchestration, and innovative blend of Romantic and modernist elements.
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Violin Concerto
Violin Concerto is a major 20th-century concerto for violin and orchestra by English composer William Walton, known for its lyrical intensity and virtuosic demands.
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Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6 is a virtuosic Romantic-era concerto for violin and orchestra by Niccolò Paganini, renowned for its dazzling technical demands and showpiece character.
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Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
The Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 is Beethoven’s only full-length violin concerto and a cornerstone of the classical violin repertoire, renowned for its lyrical beauty and symphonic scale.
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Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
The Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 is Tchaikovsky’s celebrated Romantic-era concerto for violin and orchestra, renowned for its lyrical melodies, technical brilliance, and emotional intensity.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Violin Concerto No. 1 Target entity description: Violin Concerto No. 1 is a dark, emotionally intense 20th-century concerto for violin and orchestra by Dmitri Shostakovich, renowned for its technical demands and powerful, introspective character.
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A.
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major is a 20th-century concerto for solo violin and orchestra by Sergei Prokofiev, noted for its lyrical expressiveness, shimmering orchestration, and innovative blend of Romantic and modernist elements.
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B.
Violin Concerto
Violin Concerto is a major 20th-century concerto for violin and orchestra by English composer William Walton, known for its lyrical intensity and virtuosic demands.
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C.
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6 is a virtuosic Romantic-era concerto for violin and orchestra by Niccolò Paganini, renowned for its dazzling technical demands and showpiece character.
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D.
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
The Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 is Beethoven’s only full-length violin concerto and a cornerstone of the classical violin repertoire, renowned for its lyrical beauty and symphonic scale.
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E.
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
The Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 is Tchaikovsky’s celebrated Romantic-era concerto for violin and orchestra, renowned for its lyrical melodies, technical brilliance, and emotional intensity.
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Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concerto
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violin concerto ⓘ |
| alternativeCatalogNumber | Op. 99 ⓘ |
| associatedPerformer |
David Oistrakh
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Dmitri Shostakovich ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 77 ⓘ |
| character |
dark
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emotionally intense ⓘ introspective ⓘ |
| composer | Dmitri Shostakovich ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | David Oistrakh ⓘ |
| genre | concerto for violin and orchestra ⓘ |
| historicalContext | composed during the late Stalinist period in the USSR ⓘ |
| influencedBy | political climate of the Soviet Union in the late 1940s ⓘ |
| key | A minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Russian ⓘ |
| movement |
Burlesque
ⓘ
linked to:
Burlesque (movement)
Nocturne ⓘ Passacaglia ⓘ Scherzo ⓘ |
| movementOrder |
1st movement: Nocturne
ⓘ
2nd movement: Scherzo ⓘ 3rd movement: Passacaglia ⓘ 4th movement: Burlesque ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extreme technical demands for the soloist
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prominent use of passacaglia form in the third movement ⓘ virtuosic cadenza linking the third and fourth movements ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 4 ⓘ |
| orchestration | solo violin and orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Концерт для скрипки с оркестром № 1 ⓘ |
| period | 20th century ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Leningrad ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | David Oistrakh ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| publisher | Sikorski ⓘ |
| reception |
considered one of the major violin concertos of the 20th century
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renowned for its powerful emotional impact ⓘ |
| revisedYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| style |
Soviet classical music
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modernist ⓘ |
| technicalDifficulty | high ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 35–40 minutes ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | first violin concerto by Dmitri Shostakovich ⓘ |
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