for two Violins and Viola-C?est pour un usage privé et de sa propre initiative que Dvo ák écrivit en 1887 le Terzetto op. 74. Inspiré par le cours de violon qu?il entendait chez un voisin il nota en quelques jours quatre petits mouvements dans lesquels deux violons sont accompagnés par un alto. Ainsi la partition n?est pas d?une grande difficulté technique mais ses mélodies fluides et ses rythmes pleins de tempérament en font du meilleur Dvo ák. Pas étonnant que l?éditeur Fritz Simrock fut tout de suite enthousiaste lorsque le compositeur lui parla en 1887 d?un travail sur de «petites bagatelles». Cependant ce genre de «petites bagatelles» demande parfois de gros efforts à leur auteur comme le montre lemanuscrit autographe maintes fois corrigé qui a aussi servi de copie à graver pour la première édition. Ces deux sources ont été consultées pour l?édition Urtext laquelle offre aux instrumentistes d?aujourd?hui un texte musical authentique de ce petit bijou.

for two Violins and Viola-Dvo ák composed his Terzetto op. 74 in 1887 as the result of a spontaneous desire to write some domestic music. Inspired by neighbourhood violin lessons he wrote these four little movements for two violins with violaaccompaniment in the space of just a few days. This Terzetto is thus not technically difficult to play though with its flowing melodies and spirited rhythms it still offers the best of Dvo ák. It is not surprising that hispublisher Fritz Simrock immediately snatched them up when Dvo ák told him in 1887 that he was working on ?little bagatelles?. The autograph of the score that contained many corrections nevertheless makes evident just how much hardwork went into these ?little bagatelles?. It also served as the engraver?s copy for the first edition. Both these sources were consulted for this Urtext edition that offers today?s players an authentic text of this musical jewel.

This work Trio Rhapsody For Two Violins And Viola was written in 1928 by Frank Bridge. This work of the English composer and viola-player is now beginning to enjoy some favour not least through the fact that he was the teacher of Benjamin Britten.