Concerto for Violin No.1 H 226 (Full Score)

Martinu Concerto for Violin No.1 H 226 (Full Score)

Bohuslav Martinu wrote his First Violin Concerto in Paris in 1932–33, this work having been commissioned by the violin virtuoso Samuel Dushkin.  However, it was never performed during the composer’s lifetime and was even considered lost after his death.  It was not until 1961 that musicologist and collector Hans Moldenhauer bought it from Boaz Piller, contrabassoonist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.  Moldenhauer approached Czech violinist Josef Suk, who gave the world premiere of the work with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Georg Solti in October 1973.

- Major violin concerto of the 20th century

- Performance material available for hire

- Revised violin & piano reduction available for sale (BA11527-90)