Max Christian Friedrich Bruch (1838-1920) also known as Max Karl August Bruch, was a German Romantic composer and conductor who wrote over 200 works including three violin concertos, one of which is a staple of the violin repertoire. His Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 (1866) is one of the most popular Romantic violin concertos. It uses several techniques from Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor. These include the linking of movements, and a departure from the customary orchestral exposition and rigid form of earlier concertos. It is a singularly melodic composition which many critics have said represents the apex of the romantic tradition.

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