Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880)

Nationality: Polish

Born: July 10, 1835, Lublin Died: March 31, 1880, Moscow (age 44)

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Polonaise brillante in A major, Op. 21

(for violin and piano)

Duration: 8 minutes (approximately)

Published: c. 1875 (age 39-40)

1 recording, 1 videos

8:05

Kyung-Wha Chung

daughter

Nationality: Polish | Belgian

Born: May 16, 1879, Ixelles, Brussels Died: January 28, 1932, London (age 52)

brillante [I], brillant [F]—brilliant, showy, spirited, sparkling
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
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
Polonaise [F], Polonoise, Polonese [I], Polacca [I], Polaca, alla polacca, Polones—a dance of Polish origin in a moderate triple meter (3/4) typically with a characteristic rhythm (subdivisions of the beat with a flourish in the 2nd half of the 1st beat) and an energetic momentum.