{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Dvorak Violin Concerto","description":"Admit it: if you're a fan of classical music\u2014or even just a regular concertgoer\u2014you might have glanced at the title of this episode and done a double take. The Dvo\u0159\u00e1k Violin Concerto? Not the Cello Concerto? One of the things I love about my job as a conductor\u2014and my side gig as a podcast host\u2014is bringing audiences and listeners like you pieces you may never have heard before, even if they're by extremely well-known composers. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I love the blockbusters. But there\u2019s a special thrill in introducing someone to something new. Now, some of you might already be big fans of the Dvo\u0159\u00e1k Violin Concerto. But in my experience, it\u2019s relatively unknown compared to Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u2019s more famous works. I\u2019ve never performed it myself, and I\u2019ve only heard it live once. It\u2019s not part of most touring soloists\u2019 repertoire, and it\u2019s just one of those pieces that rarely comes up\u2014especially compared to the Cello Concerto, which I think I\u2019ve conducted at least once every season since becoming a conductor. This concerto came about much like the Brahms Violin Concerto, the Brahms Double Concerto we talked about a couple of weeks ago, and so many other great 19th-century works: inspired by the sound of Joseph Joachim\u2019s violin. Joachim was the great violinist of the 19th century and had been a friend and supporter of Dvo\u0159\u00e1k for many years. Dvo\u0159\u00e1k ended up dedicating the concerto to Joachim, writing: "I dedicate this work to the great Maestro Jos. Joachim, with the deepest respect, Ant. Dvo\u0159\u00e1k." Sadly\u2014and for reasons that remain somewhat unclear\u2014Joachim never performed the piece. That may be one of the reasons it\u2019s never achieved the popularity it deserves. Today, in this Patreon-sponsored episode, we\u2019ll dive into the concerto, exploring its unusual form, the myriad challenges it poses for the violinist, and perhaps some reasons why it\u2019s not part of the so-called \u201cBig Five\u201d violin concertos\u2014even though it probably deserves to be. ","author_name":"Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/stickynotespodcast.libsyn.com\/","html":"