Violin Concerto in d minor, Op. 8

Composer: STRAUSS, Richard
  • Strauss’s Violin Concerto in d minor was written between 1880-82, when the composer was a teenager (~16-18 years old).
  • Three movements:
    1. Allegro
    2. Lento, ma non troppo
    3. Rondo. Presto
  • Strauss dedicated the concerto to violinist Benno Walter, who also premiered the work. Walter was Richard Strauss’s childhood violin teacher (though the piano was Strauss’s primary instrument).1
  • Strauss’s writing in this early piece is firmly rooted in the Romantic era, unlike his more mature works.
  • Fun fact – Violin Concerto in d minor is the only violin concerto Strauss wrote.

Sources

  1. “Violin Concerto, Op.8 (Strauss, Richard),” IMSLP, accessed August 14, 2025, https://imslp.org/wiki/Violin_Concerto,_Op.8_(Strauss,_Richard).

Cut IDs

41470 27343