Bernard Stevens: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op.4 (1943)
Ernest Kovaci, violin with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Edward Downes.
I Andante 0:00
II Adagio
III Finale: Allegro giusto -- Alla Marcia 12:13
Bernard (George) Stevens (2 March 1916 -- 6 January 1983) was a British composer.
Born in London, Stevens studied English and Music at the University of Cambridge with E. J. Dent, then at the Royal College of Music with R.O. Morris and Gordon Jacob from 1937 to 1940. His op.l, a violin sonata, attracted the attention of Max Rostal, who commissioned a Violin Concerto, which Stevens wrote while on army service. In 1946 his First Symphony, entitled Symphony of Liberation, won first prize in a competition sponsored by the Daily Express newspaper for a 'Victory Symphony' to celebrate the end of the war with a premiere at the Royal Albert Hall. (ref: Wikipedia)
