Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)
Nationality:
Polish
Born: February 5, 1909, Łódź Died: January 17, 1969, Warsaw (age 59)
Violin Sonata No. 4
(for violin and piano)
| 5:49 | I. | Moderato | |
| 4:12 | II. | Andante ma non troppo | |
| 3:11 | III. | Scherzo. Molto vivace | |
| 5:31 | IV. | Finale. Con passione |
Duration: 19 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1949 (age 39-40)
2 recordings,
8 videos
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5:13
Bartolomiej Niziol, Pawel Mazurkiewicz
I.
Moderato
4:06
Bartolomiej Niziol, Pawel Mazurkiewicz
II.
Andante ma non troppo
3:27
Bartolomiej Niziol, Pawel Mazurkiewicz
III.
Scherzo. Molto vivace
5:11
Bartolomiej Niziol, Pawel Mazurkiewicz
IV.
Finale. Con passione
6:25
Arnold Belnick, Sergei Silvansky
I.
Moderato
4:17
Arnold Belnick, Sergei Silvansky
II.
Andante ma non troppo
2:55
Arnold Belnick, Sergei Silvansky
III.
Scherzo. Molto vivace
5:50
Arnold Belnick, Sergei Silvansky
IV.
Finale. Con passione
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Teacher
Nationality:
Polish
Born: June 28, 1895, Zürich Died: July 23, 1986, Warsaw (age 91)
Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)
Teacher
Nationality:
French
Born: September 16, 1887, Paris Died: October 22, 1979, Paris (age 92)
glossary
- 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
- con [I,S]—with
- duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- ma—but, however
- 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
- molto [It]—very much
- passione [I]—passion, feeling
- scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
- 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.
- 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
- 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