▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁He ▁hoped ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁con cer to ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁fall ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁October ▁ 1 st ▁dead line . ▁His ▁plans ▁were ▁interrupted , ▁however , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁imp ending ▁war — all ▁Americans ▁were ▁war ned ▁to ▁leave ▁Europe . ▁In ▁late ▁August , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Paris ▁and ▁then ▁took ▁a ▁ship ▁to ▁the ▁USA , ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁early ▁September . ▁After ▁sp ending ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁West ▁Ch ester , ▁PA , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Po cono ▁Mountains ▁to ▁continue ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁con cer to . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁delivered ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁movements ▁to ▁Br is elli ▁in ▁mid - Oct ober , ▁Br is elli ▁received ▁them ▁with ▁great ▁enthus ias m . ▁He ▁believed ▁they ▁were ▁beautiful ▁and ▁eager ly ▁await ed ▁the ▁finale . ▁He ▁suggested ▁to ▁Bar ber ▁that ▁when ▁writing ▁the ▁last ▁movement , ▁he ▁might ▁include ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁virt u os ic ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁viol in ' s ▁capabilities . ▁▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁mid - Nov ember , ▁things ▁began ▁to ▁go ▁aw ry . ▁Br is elli ▁showed ▁the ▁two ▁completed ▁movements ▁he ▁was ▁learning ▁to ▁his ▁viol in ▁coach ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Albert ▁Me iff , ▁who ▁was ▁immediately ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁from ▁a ▁viol in istic ▁stand point . ▁Br is elli ▁did ▁not ▁con cur . ▁Nevertheless , ▁Me iff , ▁who ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁confidence ▁of