| Bedrich Smetana: Aus Der Heimat - From My Native Land: Violin: Instrumental WorkZwei Duette für Violine und Klavier - Two Duets for Violin and Piano- They are in a light style intended more for use in the home than for concert performance . Thus Smetana described these two duets in which he memorialised his Bohemian homeland. It is a fact though scarcelybelievable that Smetana had by this time already been deaf for two years. The pieces were popular from the outset: Smetana was able to demand a high price for them and even to play off several aspiringpublishers against each other. The duets are not technically over-demanding and attract by means of their joyful character and powerful melodies. Instrumentation : Publisher : |