Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Nationality: Hungarian

Born: October 22, 1811, Raiding Died: July 31, 1886, Bayreuth (age 74)

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Grand duo concertant sur la romance de, S. 128

(for violin and piano)

		I.	Lento assai - Animato quasi Allegro - Andantino [con variazioni]
		II.	Animato marziale

Duration: 15 minutes (approximately)

Composed: (?) 1849 (age 37-38)

3 recordings, 3 videos

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Tortorelli, Catena

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Bogdanovic, Vianello

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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
animato, animé [Fr]—lively; animated
assai—very much. Intensifies the direction of its neighboring words, e.g. "allegro assai", very fast
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
concertante [I], concertant, concertans—in the manner of a concerto, e.g. individual instruments within the ensemble enjoy featured solos; playing against each other with brilliant display
duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
gran [I], grandioso—great, grand
lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
marcia [I], alla marcia, marche [F], Marsch [G], march [E], marciale, marziale—march, in the manner of a march, e.g. duple meter at a moderate but deliberate pace in a manner which may be proud, grand, like a parade or a show of military bravado.
quasi—almost, almost like, as if
tema con variazioni, con variazioni, Tema e variazioni, theme and variations, Thema mit Variationen [G], Thème varié [F]—a common movement form featuring an initial theme followed by a series of variations on that theme, each of which adjusts any number of parameters to achieve variety, e.g. tempo, rhythm, key, instrumentation, etc.A challenge to the composers ingenuity and a delight for the listener
variation, variazione, variatio, variato, variata—a modified re-iteration of a previous theme, reprise, couplet, etc. The music is varied, embellished or creatively transformed for variety while maintaining a unity relationship with the original. See "Theme and Variations."