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Violin Concerto in D minor (1881-1882)
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Richard Strauss: 15 facts about the great composer
4. Violin Concerto in D minor (1881-1882)
In early 1882 Strauss gave the first performance of his Violin Concerto in D minor in Vienna, playing a piano reduction of the orchestral part himself, with his cousin and teacher Benno Walter as soloist. Though written in the romantic tradition of its time, it's a bold and inventive work in which Strauss hints at his reverence for Mozart and Beethoven.
