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Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)
Nationality:
Czech
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Bohemian
Born: December 8, 1890, Polička, Bohemia Died: August 28, 1959, Liestal, Switzerland (age 68)
Duo No. 1, H. 157
(for violin and cello)
| 4:39 | I. | Präludium. Andante moderato | |
| 8:24 | II. | Rondo. Allegro con brio |
Duration: 14 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1927 (age 36-37)
Premiere:
March 17, 1927. Paris. Stanislav Novak (violin), Mauritz Frank (cello)
Published:
1928 (age 37-38)
Dedication: Stanislav Novak and Mauritz Frank
4 recordings,
7 videos
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14:05
Simone Lamsma, Victor Julien-Laferrière
4:02
Josef Suk, André Navarra
I.
Präludium. Andante moderato
7:47
Josef Suk, André Navarra
II.
Rondo. Allegro con brio
4:40
Dana Vlachova, Petr Nouzovsky
I.
Präludium. Andante moderato
8:19
Dana Vlachova, Petr Nouzovsky
II.
Rondo. Allegro con brio
4:46
Dyachkov, Thouin
I.
Präludium. Andante moderato
8:11
Dyachkov, Thouin
II.
Rondo. Allegro con brio
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- brio [I], con brio, brioso—vigor, vigorously, with fire
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- con [I,S]—with
- duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- prelude, prélude, präludium [G], präludien [G, pl], praeludium, preludio—a movement preceding another almost by way of introduction: to let listeners and players acclimate, often to prepare for greater demands ahead
- rondo—sectional movement form featuring a recurring refrain between contrasting episodes in a variety of plans, a typical one being ABACABA (A is the refrain; B and C are episodes). Often used for finales.