Beethoven Violin Concerto
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Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D, op. 61

Astonishingly under-regarded during Beethoven's lifetime after its debut in 1806, it was rediscovered in the mid-nineteenth century and gradually rose to become one of the cornerstones of the violin repertoire.
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Soloist: Thomas Zehetmair Zehetmair bio page
Conductor: Frans Bruggen Levine bio page at BSO
Orchestra:  Orchestra of the 18th Century Orchestra website
Label: Philips (Decca) Label website
Catalogue Ref: 462123-2PH
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Release Date: May 1998

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Under Bruggen's urgent direction, Zehetmair delivers a speedy and yet sensitive interpretation of Beethoven's Violin Concerto supported by the period instrumentation of the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century that has redefined and refurbished this exhilarating work.