Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
An exploration of personal and professional impact of the concerto written in 1844. With violinist Daniel Hope. From 2010.
Series exploring famous pieces of music and their emotional appeal.
When Mendelssohn wrote his Violin Concerto in 1844 he could hardly have imagined how famous and well loved it would become. In this programme, people tell how it has played an important part in their lives.
Violinist Daniel Hope tells how he got caught practising this concerto secretly locked in the bathroom at school. Harry Atterbury remembers hearing the Mendelssohn for the first time on the night before a Second world War air raid which turned his life upside down. Composer Stephen Pratt describes discovering that his father had played this concerto to cheer fellow soldiers in the jungle in Burma, and explains how this inspired him to write his own violin concerto.
To find out more about Stephen Pratt's Violin Concerto, go to:
http://www.liverpoolphil.com./1132/rlpo-recordings/stephen-pratt-lovebytes.html
The recording of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto featured in this programme was by violinist Maxim Vengerov with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Kurt Masur. Teldec 4509-90875-2.
First broadcast on ±«Óãtv Radio 4 in 2010.
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Violin Concerto
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Producer | Rosie Boulton |
| Producer | Lucy Lunt |
| Producer | Sara Conkey |
| Composer | Felix Mendelssohn |
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Tue 2 Mar 2010 13:30±«Óãtv Radio 4 FM- Sat 6 Mar 2010 15:30±«Óãtv Radio 4
- Fri 19 Aug 2016 18:30±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 20 Aug 2016 00:30±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 9 Feb 2021 18:30±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 10 Feb 2021 00:30±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
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