Édouard Lalo (1823-1892)

Nationality: French | Spanish

Born: January 27, 1823, Lille Died: April 22, 1892, Paris (age 69)

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Violin Sonata in D major, Op. 12

(for violin and piano)

7:51	I.	Allegro moderato
6:49	II.	Andantino con moto
4:09	III.	Rondo. Vivace

Duration: 17 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1853 (age 29-30)

2 recordings, 6 videos

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8:36

Luigi Alberto Bianchi, Dubra Kovacevich

I. Allegro moderato

7:14

Luigi Alberto Bianchi, Dubra Kovacevich

II. Andantino con moto

4:26

Luigi Alberto Bianchi, Dubra Kovacevich

III. Rondo. Vivace

7:05

Dorian Lamotte, François Dumont

I. Allegro moderato

6:23

Dorian Lamotte, François Dumont

II. Andantino con moto

3:51

Dorian Lamotte, François Dumont

III. Rondo. Vivace

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glossary

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
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
moto, con moto, di moto—motion, with motion. Somewhat more lively than its context would suggest, e.g. "andante con moto", a little more lively than andante
opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
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.
sonata, sonate, suonato—a complicated term. Originally, "sounded" rather than "sung" (sonar vs. cantar), e.g. instrumental music. According to historical period, sonata began to imply a formal plan of movements as well as the structure within a single movement, e.g. sonata form. In general usage as a work title, it designates a multi-movement piece for solo or duo instruments with one of the instruments enjoying a feature role.
violin sonata—a multi-movement work for violin and keyboard (or continuo) though there are sonatas for solo violin as well as sonatas in a single movement. While the violin would seem to be the featured instrument, many sonatas starting with the classical period find the piano to be an equal partner in the sense of a chamber work for two players.
vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro