Violin Concerto No. 5 (Paganini)
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The Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor was composed by Niccolò Paganini
in 1830. It is one of the most widely performed out of Paganini's last four violin concertos, which are owned by Paganini's estate and are not in the public domain
. A typical performance lasts about 40 minutes.
The concerto is in three movements:
The first movement is in sonata form and alternates between A minor and A major, and starts with a very long orchestral introduction preceding the solo voice, reminiscent of Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1
. The second movement is a slow and mournful andante, the third a rondo brilliant, primarily in C Major. Most of the orchestration was not written by Paganini and was completed after his death.
Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò Paganini was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was one of the most celebrated violin virtuosi of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique...
in 1830. It is one of the most widely performed out of Paganini's last four violin concertos, which are owned by Paganini's estate and are not in the public domain
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. A typical performance lasts about 40 minutes.
The concerto is in three movements:
- AllegroAllegroAllegro may refer to:* Allegro * Musical tempo meaning cheerful or brisk; see Tempo#Italian tempo markings* Allegro library, a computer game programming library* Allegro , a typeface designed in 1936...
maestosoMaestosoMaestoso is an Italian musical term and is used to direct performers to play a certain passage of music in a stately, dignified and majestic fashion or, it is used to describe music as such. The term is commonly used in relatively slow pieces; however, there are numerous examples - such as the... - Andante, un poco sostenutoSostenutoIn music, sostenuto is a term from Italian which means "sustained." It occasionally implies a slowing of tempo, though more often it refers to a very legato style in which the notes are performed in a sustained manner beyond their normal values....
- Finale - RondoRondoRondo, and its French equivalent rondeau, is a word that has been used in music in a number of ways, most often in reference to a musical form, but also to a character-type that is distinct from the form...
. AndantinoAndantinoAndantino can refer to:*Andantino , an Italian tempo marking meaning a tempo that is slightly faster than Andante but slower than Moderato*Andantino , a Jerome Robbins ballet*Andantino , a two-player board game...
quasi Allegretto
The first movement is in sonata form and alternates between A minor and A major, and starts with a very long orchestral introduction preceding the solo voice, reminiscent of Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1
Piano Concerto No. 1 (Chopin)
The Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, is a piano concerto written by Frédéric Chopin in 1830. It was first performed on 11 October of that year, in Warsaw, with the composer as soloist, during one of his "farewell" concerts before leaving Poland....
. The second movement is a slow and mournful andante, the third a rondo brilliant, primarily in C Major. Most of the orchestration was not written by Paganini and was completed after his death.