Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf concerto
orchestral work
violin concerto
approximateDuration 40–45 minutes
catalogNumber Op. 61
composer Ludwig van Beethoven
compositionYear 1806
dedicatedTo Franz Clement
firstMovementTitle Allegro ma non troppo
firstPublicationYear 1808
firstPublisher Bureau des Arts et d’Industrie
genre Classical
concerto
hasCadenzaBy Fritz Kreisler
Joseph Joachim
Leopold Auer
Ludwig van Beethoven (for piano version)
hasPianoArrangement Piano Concerto in D major (arranged by Beethoven, Op. 61a)
key D major
languageOfTitle German
movementCount 3
notableFeature lyrical beauty
symphonic scale
orchestration solo violin and orchestra
orchestrationDetail 2 bassoons
2 clarinets
2 flutes
2 horns
2 oboes
2 trumpets
strings
timpani
originalTitle Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, Op. 61
period Classical
placeInComposerOutput only full-length violin concerto by Beethoven
premiereCity Vienna
premiereConductor Ludwig van Beethoven
premiereCountry Austria
premiereDate 23 December 1806
premiereLocation Theater an der Wien, Vienna
linked to: Theater an der Wien
premierePerformer Franz Clement
reputation cornerstone of the violin repertoire
one of the most frequently performed violin concertos
secondMovementTitle Larghetto
soloInstrument violin
style early Romantic
thirdMovementTitle Rondo. Allegro
workOf Ludwig van Beethoven

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Ludwig van Beethoven notableWork Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 originalTitle Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, Op. 61
linked to: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Piano Concerto in D major, Op. 61a basedOn Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Piano Concerto in D major, Op. 61a isTranscriptionOf Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Piano Concerto in D major, Op. 61a sharesThematicMaterialWith Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Piano Concerto in D major, Op. 61a usesOrchestrationSimilarTo Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61