Violin Concerto No. 2 (Mozart)

Structure#

The movements of the work have the tempo indications : : \relative c’ \key d \major \time 4/4 \tempo “Allegro moderato” \tempo 4 = 70 4\f a'8. a16 fis8 d r8 \tuplet 3/2 d16 (e d) g8-! r8 r8 \tuplet 3/2 d16 (e d) b'8-! r8 r8 \tuplet 3/2 d16 (cis b) \tuplet 3/2 a16 d (cis \tuplet 3/2 d) e-! fis-! g8-! g-! g-! \trill fis r8 \tuplet 3/2 d,16\p (e d) g8-! r8 r8 \tuplet 3/2 d16 (e d) b'8-! r8 : \relative c’ \key g \major \time 3/4 \tempo “Andante” \tempo 4 = 60 d'2\f e8. (c16) d8. (b16) g'4 g b8\p (fis g dis e g) cis,8 (d e c ais b) a8.\f (a'16) a4. (g8) g8. (fis16) fis4. (e8) d (cis\p c a) b (e) g,2 (fis8) r8 : \relative c’ \key d \major \time 3/4 \tempo “Rondeau : Allegro” \tempo 4 = 150 fis'4. (g8 gis a) b (a) g-. fis-. e-. d-. e4-! e4-! fis4-! fis8. (g16) e4-! r4 d8 (e fis d cis a) d8 (e fis d cis a) d8 (fis a fis) b (g) fis2 (e4) The concerto lasts around 20 minutes. It is scored for 2 oboes, 2 horns in D and strings. Like the Violin Concerto No. 4 and the Violin Concerto No. 5, the solo exposition and the recapitulation are completed by tutti exposition’s codetta.

External links#

• “Work details, sound file”, Köchel-Verzeichnis, International Mozarteum Foundation
• , Arthur Grumiaux, violin, London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Colin Davis; includes program note