Rondo in A major for Violin and Strings, D 438 (Schubert)
The Rondo for Violin and Strings, D 438, is a composition in A major by Franz Schubert. He wrote the rondo in 1816. Like the roughly contemporary Adagio and Rondo concertante in F major, D 487, the work is a concertante piece designed to highlight the skills of the violin soloist.
Background
Schubert composed the piece in 1816, along with a number of other works featuring a violin soloist including the three sonatinas (D 384/385 & D 408) and the Konzertstück in D major, D 345. It is believed that the work was composed with the intent that either the composer himself or his brother Ferdinand would take the soloists part.[1] [2]
The piece was unpublished during the composer's lifetime, not seeing publication until 1897, when Breitkopf & Härtel published it in an edition edited by Eusebius Mandyczewski.[3] [1]
Structure
The composition, which is written for a violin soloist and an accompanying group made up of violins, violas & cellos,[lower-alpha 1] is structured as a single multi-tempo movement divided into two sections, the Introduction (Marked: Adagio) and the Rondo (Marked: Allegro giusto). It takes around 14 - 15 minutes to perform.
References
- Notes
- ↑ This accompanying group can be as small as a standard string quartet.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (Dearling 1996, p. 3)
- ↑ (Markow 2007)
- ↑ (Simon 2008)
- Sources
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External links
- Rondo in A major for Violin and Strings, D438: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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