Music for Violin Duo, Trio, and Quartet
© Goh Tong Keat
Violin Duo: Two is A Company
- Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1761) – Six Canonic Sonatas, TWV 40:118-123
- Béla Bartók (1881-1945) – Forty-four Duos for Two Violins, Sz. 98, BB 104
- Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) - Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 56
“Listening to bad music sometimes inspires good ideas... After once hearing an unsuccessful piece [unspecified] for two violins without piano accompaniment, it struck me that in spite of the apparent limitations of such a duet one could make it interesting enough to listen to for ten or fifteen minutes….”
- Eugene Ysaÿe (1858-1931) – Sonata for Two Violins, Op. posth.
List of other composers with extensive works for violin duo:
- Jean-Marie Leclair
- Ignaz Pleyel
- Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda
- Louis Spohr
- Charles Dancla
- Giovanni Battista Viotti
- Federigo Fiorillo
Violin Trio: Three is A Crowd
- Charles Dancla (1817-1907) - 6 Petits trios faciles et concertants, Op.99
- Karol/Charles Mikuli (1821-1897) – Scherzino in C minor for Three Violins, Op.25
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Violin Quartet: Four is A Party
- Richard Hofmann (1844-1918) – Quartet for Four Violins, Op. 98
- Jakob Dont (1815-1888) - Quartet for Four Violins in E minor, Op. 42 and F major, Op. 45
- Charles Dancla - Three Pieces for Four Violins, Op.178
- Grażyna Bacewicz - Quartet for Four Violins
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