Leoš Janácek Skladby pro housle a klavír Works for Violin and Piano Bärenreiter URTEXT Edited by Jan Krejcí and Alena Němcová BA 9508 · € 16.95

Violin Works by Leos Janácek Whilst still on a study visit to the Conservatory in Leipzig in 1879, Leoš Janáček began writing works for violin and piano. He composed at least seven Romances, but only one has survived, quite a simple piece, with the piano frequently doubling the violin part. It is described in the manuscript as Romance No. 4. From the same period comes the Dumka, a passionate work which was soon reworked, and which some scholars have suggested may be one of the Leipzig Romances. The composition par excellence scored for these instruments is the four-movement sonata. It was composed during Janáček’s most brilliant period of creativity between 1914 and 1922, when he reached his maturity. The works from these years demonstrate Janáček’s striving for maximum concentration of musical thought, precise modulation of form and balance between the individual parts of the work. Also available: Franz Berwald: Violin Concerto in C-sharp minor BA 4905 Franz Liszt: Grand Duo concertant on the Romanze "Le Marin" by P. Lanfont RV 462 / Epithalam (Wedding Music) RV 466 BA 19112