After hearing the Boston Symphony Orchestra perform Martinu?s Symphony No. 1 in New York Mischa Elman commissioned the composer to write a Violin Concerto for him. Martinu thereupon composed his second Violin Concerto in 1943. That same year Elman played the solo part at the première with Sergei Koussevitzky conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra.This Piano reduction is based on the musical text of the first edition. The solo part has been revised by a leading Czech violinist and performer of Martinu?s music.Major Violin concerto of the 20th centuryNew Foreword by Martinuscholar Sandra Bergmannová (Cz/Eng/Ger)Performance material available for hire

Bohuslav Martinu wrote his first Violin Concerto in Paris in 1932 33 this work having been commissioned by the Violin virtuoso Samuel Dushkin. However it was never performed during the composer?s lifetime and was even considered lost after his death. It was not until 1961 that musicologist and collector Hans Moldenhauer bought it from Boaz Piller contrabassoonist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Moldenhauer approached Czech violinist Josef Suk who gave the world premiere of the work with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Georg Solti in October 1973.This Piano reduction is based on the musical text of the first edition. The solo parthas been revised by a leading Czech violinist and performer of Martinu?s music.Major Violin concerto of the 20th centuryNew Foreword by Martinu scholar Sandra Bergmannová (Cz/Eng/Ger)Performance material available for hireFull score available for sale (H5798)