Concerto in D minor, WoO 23

Robert Schumann · 1810–1856

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Type: Concerto
Setting: Orchestra (piano reduction)
Length: About 31 min
Era: Early Romantic
Nationality: German
Exam lists: RCM

Notes

Rediscovered 1937; dark and lyrical

About this work

Composed: 1853 September-October
Dedicated to: Joseph Joachim
First performed: 26 November 1937 Berlin Philharmonic, Georg Kulenkampff (violinist)

In kräftigem, nicht zu schnellem Tempo
Langsam
Lebhaft, doch nicht schnell

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