← All repertoire9Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (99)
Level 9 · Virtuoso — about FRSM / FTCL
MinorDarkVirtuosicDramaticWell-known
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- Type
- Concerto
- Setting
- Orchestra (piano reduction)
- Length
- About 36 min
- Era
- 20th century
- Nationality
- Russian
- Exam lists
- ABRSM, RCM, UIL
Notes
Huge cadenza and burlesque finale
About this work
- Composed
- 1947-48
- Dedicated to
- David Oistrakh
- First performed
- 1955/10/29 in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Philharmonia (Great Hall); David Oistrakh (violin), Leningrad Philharmonic, Yevgeny Mravinsky (conductor)
- Nocturne
- Scherzo
- Passacaglia
- Burlesque
Exam & syllabus listings
ABRSM LRSM (mvt) · RCM ARCT (mvt) · RCM LRCM · UIL Gr 1
A step before · level 8
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40 min
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8
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20 min
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8
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33 min
MinorLyricalWell-known
8
ConcertoWith orchestra
35 min
MinorLivelyWell-known
8
A step after · level 10
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MinorVirtuosicDramatic
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ConcertoWith orchestra
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VirtuosicDarkWell-known
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ConcertoWith orchestra
32 min
DramaticVirtuosicWell-known
10
ConcertoWith orchestra
30 min
MinorLivelyWell-known
10
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