Rode/ Eichhorn/ Jena Philharmonic Orchestra - Violin Concertos Nos. 2 & 8 - IntroductionPierre Rode was the star pupil of Viotti (the greatest violinist of the day), in time becoming the leading exponent of the French Violin School. A great virtuoso he premired Beethoven's last Violin Sonata he composed exclusively for his own instrument and his thirteen concertos, along with his Caprices, are his greatest compositional legacy. The Violin Concerto No. 2 is notable for it's contrasts between challenging virtuosity and lyrical interludes,

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