Concertino for Trombone op. 4

Infos :

Ferdinand David's Concertino for Trombone and Orchestra was composed in 1837. It was dedicated to Karl Traugott Queisser, who was a good friend of David. There are many myths about how this concertino came about, but one of the most probable versions are that David rewrote one of his already mostly finished violin-pieces into this trombone concertino. Queisser initially asked Felix Mendelssohn to write him a Trombone Concerto, but as he did not have the time for it, David might have suggested Mendelssohn to use his composition for this purpose.The piece was premiered at the Gewandhaus with Queisser playing the solo part and Mendelssohn conducting. It was an immediate success.

It consists of 3 movements :

1. Allegro maestoso
2. Marcia funebre (Andante)
3. Allegro maestoso