This program begins with Sibelius’s gently rocking duo, followed by an alternation between Robert Fuchs and Béla Bartók: the late-Romantic Fuchs, who, with his explicit nostalgia, steps into a time machine to travel back a few decades, and Bartók, with his rugged peasant dances collected from across the Balkans. Mozart’s vigorous Duo, originally circulated under the name of Michael Haydn, then gives way to Shostakovich’s ironic, unabashed suburban waltz, and finally to the learned, austere, and rather demanding Variations by Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen on a theme by Händel.
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Contemplazione a San Benedetto
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Jan Sibelius (1865-1957)
Duo in C Major for violin and viola
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
From 44 Duos for Two Violins, and
Robert Fuchs (1847-1927)
From Twelve Duets for Violin and Viola, Op. 60:
Bartók No. 32, Dance from Máramaros
Fuchs No. 2, In ruhiger Anmut
Bartók No. 17, Hungarian March
Fuchs No. 3, Kräftig bewegt
Bartók No. 36, Bagpipes
Fuchs No. 6, Heimlich bewegt
Bartók No. 13, Wedding Song
Fuchs No. 7, Bewegt, trotzig
Fuchs No. 5, Sehr innig, nicht zu langsam
Bartók No. 35, Ruthenian Kolomeika
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Duo in G Major for violin and viola, K. 423:
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro (Rondeau)
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Waltz No. 2, from Suite No.1 for Variety Orchestra, arranged by Levon Atovmyan
Johan Halvorsen (1864-1935)
Passacaglia on a Theme by Händel for violin and viola
