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Bruch and his Violin: Concerto No. 1 in G minor

Bruch and his Violin: Concerto No. 1 in G minor

Posted by Paul Wood on 3rd Jun 2026

Most people know the Bruch Violin Concerto in G minor. Fewer know that the version they play is not quite the one Bruch wrote. By the time Joseph Joachim had finished with it, he had reworked the virt … read more

Closer to Home: Pablo de Sarasate's Spanish Character Pieces

Closer to Home: Pablo de Sarasate's Spanish Character Pieces

Posted by Paul Wood on 19th May 2026

It's one of the minor ironies of Sarasate's career that two of his most famous works have almost nothing to do with Spain. Zigeunerweisen draws on Hungarian and Roma folk idioms. The Carmen Fantasy ta … read more

Written For Him, Written By Him: Pablo de Sarasate's Concert Showpieces

Written For Him, Written By Him: Pablo de Sarasate's Concert Showpieces

Posted by Paul Wood on 5th May 2026

Three composers, three masterpieces, one violinist. Édouard Lalo wrote the Symphonie espagnole for him. Saint-Saëns wrote the Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for him. Bruch wrote the Sc … read more

Two Romances, One Genius: Everything You Need to Know About Beethoven's Op. 40 and Op. 50

Two Romances, One Genius: Everything You Need to Know About Beethoven's Op. 40 and Op. 50

Posted by Paul Wood on 21st Apr 2026

Here's a question for your next music quiz: which of Beethoven's two Violin Romances came first - Op. 40 or Op. 50? Most people assume the answer is obvious. It isn't. Op. 50 in F major was written ar … read more

Ferdinand Küchler and the Art of the Student Concerto

Ferdinand Küchler and the Art of the Student Concerto

Posted by Paul Wood on 30th Jan 2026

If you teach violin or grew up learning it, there’s a good chance the name Ferdinand Küchler is quietly woven into your musical story. His Concertino in G or Concertino in D may have been y … read more

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