Concerto for Violin and Orchestra C major - František Benda (edited by Václav Luks)
The composer and violinist František Benda (1709 – 1786) dedicated much of his music to this instrument. Both his masterful skills as a violinist and his compositional work were influenced significantly by his engagement in the court orchestra band of Friedrich II, the future Prussian King, and also by his stay in Dresden where he had the opportunity to get acquainted with a number of prominent artists of the time (J. G. Pisendel, J. J. Quantz).
The publication of the Concerto for Violin and Orchestra C major is based on the manuscript score and parts stored at the Saxon Library in Dresden, which is the oldest existing source of the concerto whose autograph has not been preserved. Composed probably in Rheinsberg (judging by the note Reinsberg in the score), Concerto for Violin and Orchestra C major represents the 12th volume of the Thesaurus Antiquae Musicae historical series.
Other compositions by František Benda published in Czech Radio:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra D major
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