Krebs 157
for | Violin, string orchestra |
Musical Editions | Piano reduction, solo part |
Item no. | 486247 |
Author / Composer | Dittersdorf, August Carl Ditters von |
Scope | 38 pages |
Release year | 1976 |
Publisher / Producer | Schott Music |
Producer No. | VLB 11 |
ISMN | 9790001151634 |
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799) drew attention to himself even as a child due to his musical talent: At the age of seven he took violin lessons, only three years later he was hired as a violinist in Vienna and played little solos. His numerous compositions and particularly his 'singspiels' (song-plays) were very popular with the audience: Ditters von Dittersdorf's comedy 'Der Apotheker und der Doktor' even outdid Mozart's 'Le nozze di Figaro' in contemporary popularity in 1786. In 1766 Dittersdorf wrote the Violin Concerto in C major while being in service as leader of a music band in Großwardein, a post he had accepted in succession to Michael Haydn. The solo part was probably played by the composer himself at the first performance. The concerto is a work that is fun to play: A pleasant, particularly concertante Allegro moderato is followed by a playful cantabile Andante and a Presto as virtuoso finale.