Violin Concerto No. 5 (Vieuxtemps)
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The Violin Concerto No.5 in A minor, Op. 37, by Henri Vieuxtemps
was composed in 1861. This remains Vieuxtemps' most popular violin concerto
. The second movement borrows from "Où peut-on être mieux qu'au sein de sa famille?" in Grétry's opera
Lucile
. The work consists of three movements played without breaks:
The whole piece is about 18 minutes long.
Henri Vieuxtemps
Henri François Joseph Vieuxtemps was a Belgian composer and violinist. He occupies an important place in the history of the violin as a prominent exponent of the Franco-Belgian violin school during the mid-19th century....
was composed in 1861. This remains Vieuxtemps' most popular violin concerto
Violin concerto
A violin concerto is a concerto for solo violin and instrumental ensemble, customarily orchestra. Such works have been written since the Baroque period, when the solo concerto form was first developed, up through the present day...
. The second movement borrows from "Où peut-on être mieux qu'au sein de sa famille?" in Grétry's opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
Lucile
Lucile (opera)
Lucile is an opéra comique, described as a comédie mêlée d'ariettes, in one act by the Belgian composer André Grétry, The French text was by Jean-François Marmontel, and the characters in the opera, though not the actual story, were derived from Marmontel's L'école des pères...
. The work consists of three movements played without breaks:
- Allegro non troppo
- Adagio
- Allegro con fuoco
The whole piece is about 18 minutes long.