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Traditionally a three-movement work, the violin concerto has been structured in four movements by a number of modern composers, including Dmitri Shostakovich , Igor Stravinsky , and Alban Berg (in the latter, the first two and last two movements are connected, with the only break coming between the second and third). In some violin concertos, especially from the Baroque and modern eras, the violin (or group of violins) is accompanied by a Chamber Ensemble rather than an orchestra—for instance, Vivaldi's ''L'estro armonico'', originally scored for four violins, two violas, cello, and Continuo , and Allan Pettersson 's first concerto, for violin and string quartet.


SELECTED LIST OF VIOLIN CONCERTOS

The following concertos are presently found near the center of the mainstream Western repertoire. For a more comprehensive list of violin concertos, see List Of Compositions For Violin And Orchestra .





Selected list of other works for violin and ensemble



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