Identify this violin concerto/tone poem

[XB-70 Valkyrie]

Last night on the radio, I heard this beautiful violin concerto that was quite late-romantic in mood (possibly late 19 or early 20th Century) and lasted about 30 mins. The DJ said that it was by a Swiss composer, but I could not make out the name at all. I was surprised that I had never heard of him. Any ideas as to the identity of the piece?

Thanks.

[Brian]

Might want to check the catalogues of record companies Sterling (which has a Swiss Classics line) and Musiques Suisses.

[Cato]

Try this by Gottfried von Einem: it is not particularly "late Romantic," however.

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Also possible:

Hans Huber:

https://www.youtube.com/v/CrH5r1fco9Y

[Jo498]

Try Othmar Schoeck. It is an early work, your description fits and there is a fairly recent recording on hyperion:

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[The new erato]

Try Othmar Schoeck. It is an early work, your description fits and there is a fairly recent recording on hyperion:

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My suggestion as well!

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

Could it have been one of these? :

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-violin-concertos/114704

You might take the challenge out of it by calling up the radio station or check to see if their programs are listed online (some do). 

[Turner]

Schoeck´s would be my first thought too.

But the two main ones not listed yet would be Ernest Bloch´s (originally Swiss) or - less likely - Frank Martin´s.

Other, even less likely ones, are those of Harald Genzmer or Willy Burkhard.

[Monsieur Croche]

Last night on the radio, I heard this beautiful violin concerto that was quite late-romantic in mood (possibly late 19 or early 20th Century) and lasted about 30 mins. The DJ said that it was by a Swiss composer, but I could not make out the name at all. I was surprised that I had never heard of him. Any ideas as to the identity of the piece?

Thanks.

Radio stations are required to keep completely accurate lists of their programming so their obligation of paying copyright royalties has an accurate accounting. If the work itself is in public domain, the recording still has some royalties they are obligated to pay. That list they keep is very complete.

If you contact the station, someone there can tell you exactly which piece it was and which recording of it they aired. This can be done via e-mail, or sometimes a direct and quick telephone satisfies the question.


Best regards.

[XB-70 Valkyrie]

Try Othmar Schoeck. It is an early work, your description fits and there is a fairly recent recording on hyperion:

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Thanks everyone.

I checked the station playlist (they have not been so good about listing things played after hours in teh past) and it is this--interesting piece! Any fans here?

[The new erato]

Thanks everyone.

I checked the station playlist (they have not been so good about listing things played after hours in teh past) and it is this--interesting piece! Any fans here?

I like Schock quite a bit, particularly his songs and works with voice.

[Turner]

I like it too, though it´s been a long time since I heard it. I have an LP on the Mace label with some Swiss soloists.

Schoeck also wrote a cello concerto and a horn concerto, plus some orchestral works, and chamber music (sonatas for violin, string quartets etc.)

[Jo498]

Schoeck is mainly known for his vocal music and the violin concerto is an early piece (and it's the only instrumental piece of his I have heard). I got the disc because I liked the soundbites and the piece is nice but overall I did not find it very interesting, I have to admit. (I also would prefer a more interesting coupling than the ubiquitous Glazunov...)

[The new erato]

Schoeck is mainly known for his vocal music and the violin concerto is an early piece (and it's the only instrumental piece of his I have heard). I got the disc because I liked the soundbites and the piece is nice but overall I did not find it very interesting, I have to admit. (I also would prefer a more interesting coupling than the ubiquitous Glazunov...)

I have the disc, and indeed +1.

[vandermolen]

Peterson-Berger's lyrical Violin Concerto comes to mind but he was Swedish.