Violin Concerto (Elfman)
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| Violin Concerto "Eleven Eleven" | |
|---|---|
| by Danny Elfman | |
| Genre | Classical |
| Form | Violin Concerto |
| Commissioned by | Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Stanford Live at Stanford University and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra[1] |
| Composed | 2016 – 2017: Los Angeles, CA |
| Performed | June 21, 2017: Smetana Hall, Prague |
| Published | 2017, Faber Music |
| Movements | Four |
The Concerto for Violin and Orchestra "Eleven Eleven" is the first violin concerto written by American composer Danny Elfman. Co-commissioned by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Stanford Live at Stanford University, and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the piece premiered at Smetana Hall in Prague, on June 21, 2017, with Sandy Cameron on violin and John Mauceri conducting the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.[1] In 2019, the premiere recording of the concerto featured Cameron with Mauceri conducting the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.[2]
The title "Eleven Eleven" comes from the fact that the piece has 1,111 bars of music.[3]
The work is in four movements:
- Grave. Animato
- Spietato
- Fantasma
- Giacoso. Lacrimae
In the CD liner notes, Elfman writes that the first and fourth movements share thematic material, and the second and third movements move in distinctly different directions for added contrast.[2]
