Violin Concerto (Berg)

Violin Concerto
Violin Concerto
by Alban Berg
	Sketch of the composer by Emil Stumpp
Genre	Concerto
Composed	1935
Dedication	"To the memory of an angel"
Movements	Two (in two sections each)
Scoring	Violin and orchestra
Premiere
Date	19 April 1936
Location	Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona
Conductor	Hermann Scherchen
Performers	Louis Krasner, violin; Orquestra Pau Casals;

Alban Berg's Violin Concerto was written in 1935. It is probably Berg's best-known and most frequently performed piece. In it, Berg sought to reconcile diatonicism and dodecaphony. The work was commissioned by Louis Krasner, and dedicated by Berg to "the memory of an angel". It was the last work he completed. Krasner performed the solo part in the premiere at the Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona, in April 1936, four months after the composer's death.

^ Simms and Erwin 2021, 382–390.
^ James, Jamie (20 March 1994). "A Model T Fuels a Masterpiece". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[FOOTNOTESimms_and_Erwin2021382–390-1] Simms and Erwin 2021, 382–390.

[2] James, Jamie (20 March 1994). "A Model T Fuels a Masterpiece". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

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