Link to this page. We are certified by:. Search within results Clear Search GO! Complete Violin Concerto Catalog. Concerto in A minor Op. Concerto No. Concerto in G major Op. Concerto in B minor Op. Symphonie Espagnole Op. Overcoming 60 rival applicants to the Paris Conservatoire, White won the opportunity to study with Jean-Delphin Alard, the pre-eminent master of the French school of violin playing, as well as Henri Reber and Ferdinand Taite.
Gioacchino Rossini, living in France in retirement, wrote a letter of praise to the young virtuoso dated November 28, "The warmth of your execution, the feeling, the elegance, the brilliance of the school to which you belong, show qualities in you as an artist of which the French school may be proud.
He made his U. A reviewer at a Boston recital that same year exclaimed, "His style is perfection itself, his bowing is superb, and his tone exquisite His execution is better than Ole Bull's, he possesses more feeling than Wieniawski, the volume of his tone is greater than that of Vieuxtemps. Approximately thirty two of his works have survived in published and or manuscript form. Composed in , at the beginning of White's touring career, the Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in F-sharp Minor follows the standard three movement plan: Allegro, Adagio ma non troppo, and Allegro moderato.
Although quite colorful and sonorous, the choice of F-sharp minor for a violin concerto is curious. F-sharp is a rare, but not unheard of, key for violin concertos. White himself performed the solo part for his concerto's premiere in Paris. A critic described the piece as "one of the best modern works of its kind The fabric is excellent, the basic thematic ideas are carefully distinguished, the harmonies are elegant and clear, and the orchestration is written by a secure hand, free from error.
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