Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61
The text of one of the most important pieces of classical music has endured to the present thanks to a "last-minute" copy that was made. Although the original of Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61 has been damaged beyond recognition by harmful environmental effects, it was "pre-preserved for posterity" thanks to some lucky foresight. All of Beethoven's original notes and edits are precisely reproduced so that it looks as though the musical genius just put the finishing touches on another inspired creation.
Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61
Before the harmful effects of various environmental influences claimed Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major, a “last-minute” reproduction was made of this manuscript, which has worldwide significance. As a result, the work now exists “pre-served” for posterity, and with an excellence of quality that remains unequalled: Beethoven’s various – and meanwhile in parts already faded to illegibility – writing materials (light and dark inks, lead pencil and red chalk, together with his extraordinarily chaotic corrections) are reproduced in extremely impressive quality – just as if the master had only just raised his hand from the paper. Only this facsimile guarantees experts a full understanding of the original history of this violin concerto without exposing the damaged original manuscript to wear.
Codicology
- Alternative Titles
- Ludwig van Beethoven - Violinkonzert
- Type
- Manuscript on paper
- Size / Format
- 260 pages / 23.5 × 33.3 cm
- Origin
- Austria
- Date
- 1806
- Epochs
- Style
- Genre
- Artist / School
- Ludwig van Beethoven (author)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61
Page with Corrections
Beethoven was famous for laboring over his compositions, working and reworking every note until he was able to realize his artistic vision. As such, his original manuscripts can be difficult to read because of how much has been crossed out and replaced, resembling more the scribblings of a madman than the painstaking labor of a genius. Here we see notes scribbled out in black ink and various marks in red pencil used by Beethoven to help make sense of his own work.

Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61
Opening Page
Labelled “Op. 61” in black ink at the top, this page not only shows musical notation on five-line staves but also various marginal notes from the hand of Beethoven, all of which was written in brown pencil. The year of its composition, 1806, is underlined in the upper-right corner of the page and Beethoven listed the instruments necessary for performing his concerto in the left margin.
Although one of him most popular compositions today, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 did not enjoy any initial success and languished in obscurity for almost forty years before being revived after Beethoven’s death for an 1844 performance by then–12-year-old violinist Joseph Joachim who was directed by Felix Mendelssohn.

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