Beethoven (17 December 1770 -- 26 March 1827) Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 David Oistrakh, violin Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra Kirill Kondrashin, conductor Ludwig van Beethoven composed a Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, in 1806. Its first performance by Franz Clement was unsuccessful and for some decades the work languished in obscurity, until revived in 1844 by Jose..