concerto

As Beethoven does in his violin concerto, Bruch uses virtuosic passagework only insofar as it enables us to better know the melody.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The name reflects the offensive's four stages, or seasons - like the Italian composer's violin concerto.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Bruch’s Fantasy is devilishly difficult to perform, but like Beethoven’s concerto, its difficulty lies in the vulnerability it requires of the soloist more than in feats of technical éclat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The National Symphony commissioned symphonies from Roy Harris and William Schuman as well as Alan Hovhaness’ “Ode to Freedom,” a lovely short violin concerto written for Yehudi Menuhin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

One day, Wilfred walked in and found me listening to a piano concerto.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

Their vacation schedule brings them together in spring, summer, fall and winter — in that order, in the story — a plan that conveniently allows for Vivaldi’s well-known violin concerti to fill up the soundtrack.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025

The mighty assortment of recordings of the symphonies, concerti, chamber music operas and sacred works justify the cost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2016

They would play something like a dozen pieces each: preludes and fugues, chorales, chorale preludes, sonatas, concerti, variations, and “free” works drawn from Bach’s five decades as a working organist.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 3, 2014

He will perform three Beethoven concerti, as well as piano recitals featuring a variety of repertoire.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2012

But it was in 1602 that he published his "Cento concerti ecclesiastici a 1, a 2, a 3, e a 4 voci, con il basso continuo per sonar nell' organo."

From Some Forerunners of Italian Opera by W. J. (William James) Henderson

All concertos require rapport between orchestra and soloist, but this one, in D minor, seems to depend on it to an extraordinary degree.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

A festival that celebrates one of the country's most popular composers Sir Malcolm Arnold will mark its 20th year by playing 20 of his concertos.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025

Phil, Chin’s 2014 Clarinet Concerto and a pair of Brahms concertos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025

Both concertos begin with a rumbling in the timpani, barely the outline of a rhythm, but enough of a motif to inspire developments in the orchestral and violin parts that build to strenuous emotional heights.

From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2023

Soft piano or violin concertos with orchestral accompaniments work well.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin