Rodolphe Kreutzer: Violin Concerto in D Major, Saskia Lethiec (violin)

Rodolphe Kreutzer: Violin Concerto No. 13 in D Major, Saskia Lethiec (violin), Orquestra do Norte, Porto, Jose Ferreria Lobo (conductor) 1. Allegro 0:00 2. Adagio 12:23 3. Rondo 17:02 Rodolphe Kreutzer (November 16, 1766 January 6, 1831) was a French violinist, teacher, conductor, and composer. Kreutzer was born in Versailles, and was initially taught by his father, who was a musician in the royal chapel, with later lessons from Anton Stamitz. He became one of the foremost violin virtuosi of his day, appearing as a soloist until 1810. He was a violin professor at the Paris Conservatoire from its foundation in 1795 until 1826. He was coauthor of the Conservatoire s violin method with Pierre Rode and Pierre Baillot, and the three are considered the founding trinity of the French school of violin playing. For a time, Kreutzer was leader of the Paris Opera, and from 1817 he conducted there too. Kreutzer s compositions include nineteen violin concertos and forty oper