Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

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concerto musical composition violin concerto

The Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 is a Romantic-era concerto renowned for its lyrical melodies, virtuosic solo part, and enduring popularity in the violin repertoire.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 canonical	3
Concerto for violin and orchestra in E minor	1
Felix Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (relative relationship)?	1
Konzert für Violine und Orchester e-Moll, Op. 64	1
Violin Concerto in E minor	1
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (as editor and advisor to Felix Mendelssohn)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2048289 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Context triple: [Felix Mendelssohn, notableWork, Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64]

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. Cello Concerto
Cello Concerto is a 1956 concerto for cello and orchestra by English composer William Walton, admired for its lyrical intensity and rich orchestration.
E. Viola Concerto
Viola Concerto is a contemporary concerto for viola and orchestra by American composer John Harbison, known for its modern harmonic language and expressive depth.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Target entity description: The Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 is a Romantic-era concerto renowned for its lyrical melodies, virtuosic solo part, and enduring popularity in the violin repertoire.

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. Cello Concerto
Cello Concerto is a 1956 concerto for cello and orchestra by English composer William Walton, admired for its lyrical intensity and rich orchestration.
E. Viola Concerto
Viola Concerto is a contemporary concerto for viola and orchestra by American composer John Harbison, known for its modern harmonic language and expressive depth.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concerto ⓘ musical composition ⓘ violin concerto ⓘ
approximateDuration	26 minutes ⓘ
catalogueNumber	MWV O 14 ⓘ
composer	Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ
composerNationality	German ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Ferdinand David ⓘ
genre	Romantic violin concerto ⓘ
influenced	later Romantic violin concertos ⓘ
key	E minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle	German ⓘ
movement	Allegro molto appassionato ⓘ Allegro molto vivace ⓘ Andante ⓘ
movementKey	C major ⓘ E major ⓘ E minor ⓘ
notableFeature	cadenza written out by the composer ⓘ continuous three-movement structure without full breaks ⓘ lyrical melodies ⓘ virtuosic solo violin part ⓘ
numberOfMovements	3 ⓘ
openingTheme	solo violin enters almost immediately ⓘ
opusNumber	Op. 64 ⓘ
orchestration	solo violin and orchestra ⓘ
orchestrationDetail	2 bassoons ⓘ 2 clarinets ⓘ 2 flutes ⓘ 2 horns ⓘ 2 oboes ⓘ 2 trumpets ⓘ solo violin ⓘ strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ
originalTitle	Konzert für Violine und Orchester e-Moll, Op. 64 ⓘ linked to: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
partOfRepertoire	standard violin concerto repertoire ⓘ
period	Romantic era ⓘ
placeInComposerOutput	one of Mendelssohn’s most famous works ⓘ
placeInGenre	one of the most frequently performed violin concertos ⓘ
premiereConductor	Niels Gade ⓘ
premiereCountry	Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ
premiereDate	13 March 1845 ⓘ
premiereLocation	Leipzig ⓘ
premiereSoloist	Ferdinand David ⓘ
premiereVenue	Gewandhaus, Leipzig ⓘ linked to: Gewandhaus concert hall
workByComposer	Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ
yearOfCompletion	1844 ⓘ
yearOfPremiere	1845 ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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Felix Mendelssohn → notableWork → Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 ⓘ

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 → originalTitle → Konzert für Violine und Orchester e-Moll, Op. 64 ⓘ