Giovanni Battista Viotti - Concerto No. 16 in E Minor, G. 85 (Yehudi Menuhin)

Written by Giovanni Battista Viotti in 1788 and published in 1789-1790. "Mozart added trumpet and timpani parts to this work, possibly ca.1790. The return of the Adagio introduction during the first movement may have influenced Mozart to take a similar tack in some of his own later works, according to musicologist Manfred Schmid. (Lister, Amico : The Life of Giovanni Battista Viotti, p.170.) (Also, a slow movement in A major (written by Mozart, that is) intended to substitute for the one Viotti wrote for this concerto is noted in Mozart's composition daybook, but has been lost.)" http://imslp.org/wiki/Violin_Concerto_No.16_in_E_minor_(Viotti%2C_Giovanni_Battista) Performed by the Menuhin Festival Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin (conductor and violin). 1. Adagio non troppo. Allegro (Cadenza by Menuhin) 2. Adagio 3. Rondo: Allegro (Cadenza by Menuhin) Originally released by EMI on the album "Giovanni Battista Viotti / Yehudi Menuhin / Menuhin Festival Orchestra ‎– Two Violin Concertos No.16 In E Minor & No.22 In A Minor" (1978). https://www.discogs.com/Giovanni-Battista-Viotti-Yehudi-Menuhin-Menuhin-Festival-Orchestra-Two-Violin-Concertos-No16-In-E-Mi/release/11396413 Recently released in a CD format on "The Menuhin Century - Unpublished Recordings and Rarities" (Warner Classics, 2016). http://www.warnerclassics.com/shop/5067036,0825646777815/the-menuhin-century-the-menuhin-century-unpublished-recordings-and-rarities