Violin Concerto (Bergsma) Explained

William Bergsma's Violin Concerto is a composition for Violin and Orchestra completed in 1965.

Structure

The composition is in three movements:

1. Moderato pesante
2. Poco adagio
3. Allegro ostinato

A typical performance takes around 22 minutes

Performance history

Broeker noted that the first performance took place on 18 May 1966. Further performances by other university orchestras followed in 1968 and 1969 .

The first and to date only recording was released by Vox Turnabout in 1971 paired with Morton Subotnick's "Laminations" and John Eaton's "Concert Piece for Synket and Orchestra".

References

Sources

• Web site: Barnett. Rob. Review: American Concertos (Vox). Musicweb International . 2003-09-03 . 2015-09-29.
• Web site: Blaszkiewicz. Jacek. Coppen. David Peter. Craig. Tim . Fitzgerald. Kevin. Catalog: William Bergsma Collection. Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. 2015 . 2015-09-30.
• Book: Broeker, Tobias. The 20th century violin concertante - A repertoire guide to the compositions for violin concertante written between 1894 and 2006. Self Published. 2nd . 2015 . 978-3-00-050001-5 .
• Rosenboom. David. David Rosenboom. Liner Notes: The Contemporary Composer in the USA. Vox Turnabout. 1971. LP. TV-S 34428.