Franz Berwald (1796-1868)

Nationality: Swedish

Born: July 23, 1796, Stockholm Died: April 3, 1868, Stockholm (age 71)

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Duo in B-flat major, Op. 7

(for cello and piano)

6:12	I.	Allegro ma non troppo
5:12	II.	Poco adagio quasi andante
5:44	III.	Allegro agitato

Duration: 17 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1857 (age 60-61)

Published: 1859 (age 62-63)

2 recordings, 4 videos

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6:12

Bengt-Ake Lundin, Mats Rondin

I. Allegro ma non troppo

5:12

Bengt-Ake Lundin, Mats Rondin

II. Poco adagio quasi andante

5:44

Bengt-Ake Lundin, Mats Rondin

III. Allegro agitato

18:38

Mats Lidström, Bengt Forsberg

Related Composers

Johan Fredrik Berwald (1787-1861)

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Nationality: Swedish

Born: December 4, 1787, Stockholm Died: August 26, 1861, Stockholm (age 73)

glossary

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
agitato, agité [F]—agitated, restless, excited
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
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
duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
ma—but, however
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
poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
quasi—almost, almost like, as if
troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much