Programme:
Bruch VC No1
Vadim Repin
Berlin Phil. / Simon Rattle
Max Bruch’s first violin concerto in G minor is one of the most popular violin concertos. Bruch started composing this piece in 1857 and on April 24th 1866 it was first performed, with Otto von Köningslow on violin and Bruch himself conducting. It was Bruch’s first piece for large orchestra and he found it quite a challenge: unsatisfied with the result, he took the piece from the stand. Only after substantial revisions, with the help of violinist Joseph Joachim among others, a second version was premiered in 1868. This version is played to this day. Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker, Vadim Repin (violin)
