Violin Duet
SKU:
BT.EMBZ8507
By Arpad
Pejtsik. By Antonio
Vivaldi. EMB Early
Chamber Music. Book Only.
Composed 1980. 40 pages.
Editio Musica Budapest
#EMBZ8507. Published by
Editio Musica Budapest
(BT.EMBZ8507).
English-German-Hungari
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As far as we
know Vivaldi wrote twenty
trio sonatas. Several of
these works are actually
for two parts, as the
continuo merely doubles
one of the two solo
instruments. In the
titles of four of these
trio sonatas ('Suonata da
camera, a 2 violini anco
senza basso se piace',
meaning if desired the
sonata can be played
without the bass part)
Vivaldi himself gave his
approval to the omission
of the third instrument.
In the light of this, the
present publication gives
the four works in the
form of violin duos.We
recommend these
three-movement sonatas,
in a fast-slow-fast
format, for violinists
who are already advanced
in their studies. 1.
Sonata RV 702. Sonata RV
713. SonataRV 684. Sonata
RV 77.