Violin Concerto No. 2 (Mozart)
| Violin Concerto in D major | |
|---|---|
| No. 2 | |
| by W. A. Mozart | |
1773 miniature of Mozart | |
| Key | D major |
| Catalogue | K. 211 |
| Composed | 1775 |
| Movements | Three (Allegro moderato, Andante, Rondeau: Allegro) |
| Scoring |
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Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 211 was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1775.[1] The concerto has the usual fast–slow–fast structure. The movements of the work have the tempo headings:
- Allegro moderato
- Andante
- Rondeau: Allegro
The concerto lasts around 20 minutes. It is scored for 2 oboes, 2 horns in D and strings.
Like the Violin Concerto No. 4 and the Violin Concerto No. 5, the solo exposition and the recapitulation are completed by tutti exposition's codetta.[1]
References
- ^ a b Simon, Edwin J. “Sonata into Concerto. A Study of Mozart’s First Seven Concertos.” Acta Musicologica 31, no. 3/4 (1959): 170–85. https://doi.org/10.2307/931392.
External links
- Concerto in D K. 211: Score and critical report (in German) in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
- Violin Concerto No. 2: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project