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Violin Concerto No. 2, BB 117

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
II. hegedűverseny, BB 117
Foreign language / English title
Violin Concerto No. 2, BB 117
Subtitle
For violin and orchestra
Dedication
"To my dear friend Zoltán Székely"
Year of composition
1938
Type
Concerto
Instrumentation
vl. solo - 2 fl. (II anche picc.), 2 ob. (II anche c.ing.), 2 cl. (II anche cl.b.), 2 fg. (II anche cfg.) - 4 cor., 2 tr., 3 trb. - timp., perc, (2 esec. - ptti., tam-tam, trg., gr.c., tmb.picc.) - arpa, cel. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
35 min
Movements, parts
1. Allegro non troppo
2. Andante tranquillo
3. Allegro molto
Premiere information
23 March 1939, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam; Zoltán Székely (vl.), Concertgebouw Orchestra, Willem Mengelberg (cond.)

5 January 1944, Budapest; Péter Szervánszky (vl.), Budapest Metropolis Orchestra, János Ferencsik (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Boosey and Hawkes © 1946, B&H. 9003
Available here!
Recordings
Live recording of the premiere, 1939 - Zoltán Székely (vl.), Concertgebouw Orchestra, Willem Mengelberg (cond.)
Decca 473271, 2008 - Kyung Wha Chung (vl.), Sir Georg Solti (cond.)
Naive V 5285, 2012 - Patricia Kopatchinskaja (vl.), Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Péter Eötvös (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1937 - 1938

Transcribed for violin and piano
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Bartók, Béla: Violin Concertos Nos.1,2 Hungaroton
Naxos
N.M. Classics
naive
Naxos
Naxos
Vox Legends
Béla Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2 BMC Records
Decca