The Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 was written by Danish composer Knudåge Riisager in 1950–1951 for violinist , to whom it is dedicated. Tworek gave its first performance with conductor Nicolai Malko at a Thursday Concert on 11 October 1951.Claus Røllum-Larsen. Booklet notes to dacapo 8.226145 There is a second, revised, version of the concerto, which was performed for the first time by at Gothenburg.Mogens Wenzel Andreasen, tr. by Jeffrey Duckett. Booklet notes to DANACORD 467-468 The approximate duration is 23 minutes.
Structure The concerto has only two movements, a calm, meditative Tranquillo and a brilliant Vivo, the latter being in the sonata form.
Recordings (1973.V) , Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, — (2009) DANACORD DACOCD 467-468 (2017.VI) Ian van Rensburg, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Andreas Delfs — (2019) dacapo 8.226145
References
External links Claus Røllum-Larsen. Booklet notes to dacapo 8.226145