What is this slow very sweet romantic violin concerto?
In a friend's car I heard a lovely violin concerto on the radio, it was clearly major and I suspect g or d major, and it was very slow and easy, but not too slow, it had consistent note changes, but it sounded very sweet and kind of romantic, I could hear that it was mostly in 3rd position. It reminded me of Salut D Amour by Elgar, I would love it if anyone could help me find out what it was. Thank you!
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If you look up the programming for the radio station in question online, you can probably find out what it was.
The Barber cannot be mostly played in 3rd position. How about the Oskar Rieding concerto op. 35?
The Rieding opus 35 is in minor, though.
It's impossible to make an educated guess based on the information in the OP, but surely the OP can look up the radio station programming.
Chances are it was the middle movement of something. Mendelssohn?
My guess - just based on the description - would be the second movement of the Bruch concerto.
Just for fun I'll weigh in here because it really can't be guessed based on the OP's description. As Mary Ellen suggested, call the radio station. But Anna, if your heart didn't break in two, chances are it wasn't the 2nd mvt. of the Barber.
Mozarts 3rd concerto 2nd movement?
Impossible to guess, but the Saint-Saens concerto no 3, second movment reminds a bit like Salut d'Amour
My guess would be the Meditation from Thais. Sounds a lot like Salut D'Amour and is largely in 3rd positionish.
But, of course, not remotely a concerto. :)
Anna, perhaps you could give us a recording of you playing/singing the melody? That would help a lot.
Hmmm...if reminiscent of Salut D'Amour, perhaps it's the 2nd mvt. of Elgar's own concerto? Yet, considering that the two respective works are coming from the same composer, they are quite different. OP - call the radio station - we're going crazy! :-)
My guess is flight of the bumblee bee. It got the same notes as Salut and can be played mostly in the third position :)
Flight of Bumblebee is not slow!!!
Could it be part of the Glazunov? That concerto is not difficult until you get halfway through the 2nd movement, then it becomes #@!% impossible and remains that way.
Maybe the Andante movement of the Bruch Scottish Fantasy or to really go out on a limb the slow movement of the Korngold?
-M
I thought of Korngold too...
I thought of Korngold, too, but it's hardly "mostly in 3rd position"!
Not the G major Beethoven Romance, is it? It's fairly slow, in G major, and mainly 3rd position. However, it's not that romantic, and it wouldn't remind ME of Salut d'Amour.
Beethovens Romance in F. Close to G, but idk.
So I am befuddled by the number of folks entering their guesses with no chance of finding out the correct answer. That's life, I guess!
Why didn't the OP contact the radio station??
I'm confused about the ability to hear 3rd position. That's some 6-million dollar man stuff.
No, you just used to hearing the position (via resonance), finger and string being used by lots of listening practice. :)
I'm guessing the meant on the E String, they don't go higher than D or perhaps E.
Actually Christian the ability to hear 3rd position is more some Bionic Woman stuff (yes, proud nerd here) :c)
Erin, I thought it was just fun to guess I wasn't really expecting to get it right.
-M
I am going to take the bull by the horns and call the radio station myself and try to find out what piece this was to end our suspense.When I get time though, like tomorrow afternoon.
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August 15, 2016 at 06:15 PM · I will guess the Samuel Barber violin concerto. Except the last movement is not slow.