Robert Schumann - Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23

- Composer: Robert Schumann (8 June 1810 -- 29 July 1856) - Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe - Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt - Soloist: Gidon Kremer - Year of recording: 1994 Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23, written in 1853. 00:00 - I. In kräftigem, nicht zu schnellem Tempo 15:23 - II. Langsam 20:43 - III. Lebhaft, doch nicht schnell On 21 September 1853, Schumann entered into his daily record: “Have begun a piece for violin.“ On 1 October, he noted that the “Concerto for Violin is finished,“ and by the third of the same month the piece was completely orchestrated. This record represents the last truly productive and happy time for the composer. He wished to have the Violin Concerto performed in Düsseldorf, but gave up his conducting post there, making such a concert nearly impossible. A concert tour and his production of music criticism made the planning of a performance a matter of secondary importance. Finally, the onset of his mental illness eliminated all hope of his programming the concert