Violin Concerto No. 3 (Saint-Saëns)

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The Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61, by Camille Saint-Saëns, is a Romantic piece for violin and orchestra. Saint-Saëns finished and dedicated the concerto in 1880 to fellow composer-virtuoso Pablo de Sarasate, who played the solo part at the premiere. The work is in three movements:

• Allegro non troppo
• Andantino quasi allegretto
• Molto moderato e maestoso

The Third (and last) of Saint-Saëns' violin concertos imposes fewer technical demands on the soloist than its predecessors; rather, its focuses are melodic invention and expressive subtlety. This stress is most notable in the slow movement; and the chorale of the finale, which is reminiscent of the conclusion of the Fourth Piano Concerto. Possibly because of this, the Third Concerto has endured, along with the Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28, and the Havanaise, Op. 83, as the major concertante work for violin by Saint-Saëns still heard regularly today.

[edit] References

• Daniel M. Fallon and Sabina Teller Ratner. "Camille Saint-Saëns", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. S. Sadie and J. Tyrrell (London: Macmillan, 2001), xxii, 124-135.

[edit] External links

• Violin Concerto No. 3 was available at the International Music Score Library Project.

v • d • e Concertos by Camille Saint-Saëns Piano concertos No. 1 in D major, Op. 17 · No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 · No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 29 · No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44 · No. 5 in F major, Op. 103 (L'Egyptien) Violin concertos No. 1 in A major, Op. 20 · No. 2 in C major, Op. 58 · No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61 Cello concertos No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 · No. 2 in D minor, Op. 119 Other works for violin and orchestra Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28 · Havanaise, Op. 83 List of compositions by Camille Saint-Saëns