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Violin concerto 2
In C major, 3 movements, 1935†, 38:00
Completed 8 June 1935
Composed using themes from Violin concerto 1, which was lost in 1934 on the Brighton train at Victoria Station
originally titled The heroic
violin solo
3 flutes (1 also piccolo), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (1 also contra), 4 horns , 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, glockenspiel, xylophone, bass drum, side drum, cymbals, harp, strings
II Lento
III Allegro fuoco
United Music Publishing
Timings
| Holmes/Pope 1969 | Holmes/Blair 1979 | Holmes/Blair 1981 | Bisengaliev/Friend 1993 | Bisengaliev/Kelleher 1995 | McAslan/Brabbins 2012 | |
| I Allegro moderato | 13:57 | 15:05 | 15:30 | 13:58 | 13:59 | 14:35 |
| II Lento | 9:09 | 9:48 | 10:05 | 8:46 | 8:48 | 9:05 |
| III Allegro fuoco | 11:47 | 12:51 | 12:35 | 12:47 | 12:50 | 13:01 |
| Total | 34:53 | 37:44 | 38:10 | 35:31 | 35:37 | 36:41 |
Performances
| 1 June 1969 [first performance] 20 June 1969 BBC Ralph Holmes, New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Stanley Pope |
| 19 May 1979 [first public performance] St John’s Smith Square Ralph Holmes, Young Musician’s Symphony Orchestra, conductor James Blair |
| 14 May 1981 BBC studios, Manchester live broadcast BBC Radio 3 Ralph Holmes, BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra, conductor James Blair |
| 12–15 January 1993 Studio 1, BBC Broadcasting House, Glasgow Marat Bisengaliev (violin), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lionel Friend • A latter day Ysaÿe – Martin Anderson interviews Marat Bisengaliev on Classical Net |
| 27 May 1995 St James’ Church, Piccadilly, London Marat Bisengaliev (violin), Millennium Sinfonia, conductor James Kelleher • A latter day Ysaÿe – Martin Anderson interviews Marat Bisengaliev on Classical Net |
| 31 May & 1 June 2012 RSNO Centre, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow Lorraine McAslan, violin; Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins |
Recordings
| Aries LP 1607 1 June 1969 [first performance] Ralph Holmes, New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Stanley Pope |
| Naxos 8.557775 released May 2005 12–15 January 1993 Studio 1, BBC Broadcasting House, Glasgow Marat Bisengaliev (violin), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lionel Friend • The Marco Polo cycle – David J Brown |
| Dutton Vocalion CDLX 7296 released November 2012 31 May & 1 June 2012 RSNO Centre, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow Lorraine McAslan, violin; Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins |