Similar contemporary Largo Violin Concerto’s to below

oxygen · 03-05-2013 11:40am #1

Hey, does anyone have a recommendation similar to Vivaldi’s “Concerto for Violin and String in G Major”? I heard this recently and for a song so old, it sounds so new, you could hear it being used in a soundtrack or similar.

Apologies for my complete lack of classical music knowledge, pretty much all I know is that I like violins and Largo means slow

http://soundcloud.com/search?q[fulltext]=Concerto+for+Violin+and+String+in+G+Major%2C+Op.3%2C+No.3+Largo

Thanks in advance

Almaviva · 03-05-2013 1:13pm

It depends how similar you want. Wags state that Viv wrote the same concerto 500 times (cruel - more of a reflection on the wag's lack of sophistication than Vivaldi). He did indeed write about 500 concertos - search for any of them on Youtube and see if they are close to what you want. Many in G maj.

Aglomerado · 03-05-2013 1:16pm

Bach wrote a double violin concerto; the slow movement from that is blissful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo0K_n3VLG4

oxygen · 03-05-2013 2:11pm

Thanks alot guys, Im in work at the moment, they have you-tube blocked >:[
but I'll check these out when I get home

Similar contemporary Largo Violin Concerto’s to below

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