Classical Composer: | Haydn, Franz Joseph |
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Work: | Violin Concerto No. 3 in A Major, Hob.VIIa:3 |
Year Composed: | 1771 |
Instrumentation: | 0201/2000/str/cont(hpsd) |
Publishers: |
C.F. Peters Frankfurt Haydn-Mozart Presse Haydn Society G. Henle Verlag Universal Edition |
Duration: | 00:24:00 |
Period: | Classical (1750-1830) |
Work Category: | Concerto |
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The Concerto in A major, Hob.VIIa:3, is often known as the 'Melk' Concerto, as copies of the parts were found at Melk Abbey, where oboes are listed and horn parts actually included. The wind parts are thought by some not to be authentic, as they are omitted in a second source surviving in Venice, and in any case the oboe parts would need to be reconstructed. The concerto is listed in Haydn's catalogue between the dates 1765 and 1770, and was probably also written for Tomasini. It is marginally more demanding than the earlier work, but again makes considerable use of chains of dotted notes, double stopping, relatively high registers of the violin and ornamental figuration. The D major slow movement is followed by an extended and vigorous finale.
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