Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
Joshua Weilerstein
4.9 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 1 October 2020
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
In one of the most famous reviews in this history of Western Classical Music, Eduard Hanslick torched the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, saying that the violin was "beaten black and blue." This review wounded Tchaikovsky to his core, and he wasn't sure if his concerto would ever see the light of day again. Luckily for him, and for us, the piece continued to get performed, and it is now one of THE most beloved pieces in the whole repertoire. Today we'll talk through this extraordinary concerto - join us!
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| 0:55.8 | famous bad reviews in the history of Western classical music. December 4th 1881 the |
| 1:02.1 | premiere of Tchaikovsky's violin concerto, with the Vienna Philharmonic |
| 1:06.0 | conducted by the legendary Hans Richter, with the up-and-coming soloist Adolf Brodsky. |
| 1:11.5 | Edward Hanslich, the notorious critic who savaged the career of composers like |
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