This is the second version of the Concertante Suite for Violin and Orchestra, which Martinů completed, according to Harry Halbreich, in 1944 in New York [Jaroslav Mihule mentions the beginning of 1945]. This version is fully orchestrated, unlike the first version, which featured only piano accompaniment. The premiere took place on December 28, 1945, in St. Louis, performed by violinist Samuel Dushkin and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Vladimir Golschmann. The second version of the Concertante Suite was published in 1955 by Schott Music GmbH & Co. in Mainz. For more information see H 276 I.
[Completed by Zuzana Votavová, 2026]