▁mot o ▁perpet uo ▁ ▁Bar ber ▁provided ▁these ▁program ▁notes ▁for ▁the ▁premi ere ▁performance : ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁movement — al leg ro ▁molto ▁moder ato — begin s ▁with ▁a ▁lyr ical ▁first ▁subject ▁announced ▁at ▁once ▁by ▁the ▁solo ▁viol in , ▁without ▁any ▁orch est ral ▁introduction . ▁This ▁movement ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁has ▁perhaps ▁more ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁a ▁son ata ▁than ▁con cer to ▁form . ▁The ▁second ▁movement — and ante ▁s osten uto — is ▁introduced ▁by ▁an ▁extended ▁ob oe ▁solo . ▁The ▁viol in ▁enters ▁with ▁a ▁contrast ing ▁and ▁r haps od ic ▁theme , ▁after ▁which ▁it ▁repe ats ▁the ▁ob oe ▁mel ody ▁of ▁the ▁beginning . ▁The ▁last ▁movement , ▁a ▁perpet u um ▁mobile , ▁explo its ▁the ▁more ▁brilliant ▁and ▁virt u os ic ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁viol in . ▁ ▁The ▁con cer to ▁is ▁scored ▁for ▁two ▁each ▁of ▁fl utes , ▁ob o es , ▁clar in ets , ▁b asso ons , ▁horn s , ▁and ▁tr ump ets , ▁timp ani , ▁sn are ▁drum , ▁piano , ▁and ▁strings . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁correspond ences ▁of ▁F els , ▁Bar ber , ▁and ▁Me iff ▁quoted ▁in ▁the ▁content ▁and ▁in - line ▁c ited : ▁, ▁ ▁The ▁Str ad ▁magazine — Nov ember ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁( Bar ber ' s ▁Vi olin ▁Con cer to : ▁ ▁The ▁True ▁Story