Nathan milstein prokofiev concerto 1

Sergei Prokofiev began his Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19, as a concertino in 1915 but soon abandoned it to work on his operaThe Gambler.

He returned to the concerto in the summer of 1917. It was premiered on October 18, 1923 at the Paris Opera with Marcel Darrieux playing the violin part and the Paris Opera Orchestra conducted by Serge Koussevitzky.

Nathan milstein prokofiev concerto 1

Igor Stravinsky made his debut as conductor at the same concert,^[1] conducting the first performance of his own Octet for Wind Instruments.

Structure

The concerto is written in three movements:

1. Andantino
2. Scherzo: Vivacissimo
3. Moderato – Allegro moderato

History

Despite the events leading to the abdication of TsarNicholas II of Russia and eventually the October Revolution, 1917 became Prokofiev's most productive year compositionally.

Along with this concerto he completed the "Classical" Symphony, the Third and Fourth Piano Sonatas, and the Visions Fugitives for