Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
violin concerto ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 19 ⓘ
composer Sergei Prokofiev ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1917 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1916 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russia ⓘ
dedicatedTo Sergei Prokofiev’s friend (unspecified in score) ⓘ
follows Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor (in numbering of Prokofiev’s violin concertos, this is earlier in composition but numbered No. 1) ⓘ
genre 20th-century classical music ⓘ
concerto ⓘ
hasSection brilliant, motoric scherzo ⓘ
dreamlike, reflective finale ⓘ
lyrical opening theme in high register of the violin ⓘ
historicalContext composed during World War I era ⓘ
influencedBy emerging modernist idioms of early 20th century ⓘ
late-Romantic violin concerto tradition ⓘ
key D major ⓘ
languageOfWork none (instrumental) ⓘ
movement Andantino ⓘ
Moderato ⓘ
Scherzo: Vivacissimo ⓘ
notableCharacteristic blend of Romantic and modernist elements ⓘ
lyrical expressiveness ⓘ
shimmering orchestration ⓘ
notableFeature contrasting ethereal and virtuosic writing for the soloist ⓘ
numberOfMovements 3 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 19 ⓘ
orchestrationFeature transparent, shimmering textures ⓘ
period 20th century ⓘ
premiereConductor Serge Koussevitzky ⓘ
premiereDate 1923 ⓘ
premiereLocation Paris ⓘ
premiereOrchestra Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire ⓘ
premierePerformer Marcel Darrieux ⓘ
scoredFor solo violin and orchestra ⓘ
significance important work in 20th-century violin repertoire ⓘ
one of Prokofiev’s most frequently performed concertos ⓘ
soloInstrument violin ⓘ
style Romantic elements ⓘ
modernist elements ⓘ
typicalDuration approximately 20–25 minutes ⓘ
workNumberInComposerOutput early major orchestral work of Prokofiev ⓘ

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Sergei Prokofiev → notableWork → Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major ⓘ
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linked to: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major