Composer and violinist János Lavotta (1764-1820), as a member – together
with János Bihari and Antal Csermák – of the ''virtuoso trio'' who
played a great role in the history of Hungarian music, was one of the
pioneers of verbunkos music. Although his violin duos Op. 49 must have
also been used for playing music at home, they show the composer's clear
educational intent, since the fourteen consecutive pieces represent a
gradually increasing difficulty in both technical and musical respects.
The
relatively short and undemanding melodies, which can be grasped by
beginners, the sequence-like structure that makes practising individual
technical elements possible, the rhythmical-harmonic accompanying forms,
as well as the temperately applied modulations are definitely suitable
for beginner violinists to achieve significant progress in playing.
According to music historian Mária Domokos, Lavotta's duos could have
been included in the syllabus of any contemporary music school at the
time. The first publication of Easy Duos – which came out on the 250th
anniversary of the Lavotta's birth – was edited by János Dombóvári who
provided the fingering and the necessary instructions for performance.
Publisher: Editio Musica Budapest Z14880.
Contents:
- Andantino
- Andante
- Andantino
- Allegretto
- Andante
- Allegretto
- Cantabile
- Andante
- Andante – Allegro
- Adagio
- Adagio – Allegro – Recitativo
- Cantabile
- Allegro spiritioso
- Allegro