Chopin Music Forum

TheRach · i hate rovolCz

Some of my friends are looking for some good violin duet music to play at a concert. They can play a double violin concerto, but the orchestra would be played by a piano.
Can anyone recommend some good violin duets that are on an intermediate level?

Scrabble · Registered User

I guess Prokofiev violin sonata no. 2 would be out of the question.

There is the famous Bach double. I have only played the first movement with another person, and although the level of difficulty of the actual notes is probably intermediate, putting it together is more of a challenge. If you forget a note, falter or rush, it is a recipe for disaster. The first movement is perhaps overplayed, so maybe the second or third? The second is pure beauty.

Also, you can check out the Vivaldi duets.

TheRach · i hate rovolCz

Yeah I've thought about the Double Violin Concerto. My friend's played that, a long, long, time ago.
I've looked into Vivaldi and found several pieces, thank you.
Perhaps if I said advanced intermediate, would you know any more pieces/composers?

Scrabble · Registered User

I have not played many violin duets, so I'm afraid I can't be of more use. What piece did your friends end up choosing?

TheRach · i hate rovolCz

Actually, I'm not sure if they have chosen one yet. I think they may go with a Vivaldi Concerto, however. They are very nice.

WinterWind_23 · Registered User

There is a myriad of Vivaldi violin music, probably for duet also. Bach two violin concertos are great also, some of my favorite violin music. I would go with those.

virtuoso_735 · Registered User

Not sure if it's intermediate but I love Bach's D minor concerto for two violins, and also maybe you could try an arrangement of the flower duet for two violins, which will sound lovely.

TheRach · i hate rovolCz

Yes, we know about the Bach Double Violin Concerto in D Minor. Read one of my posts above. Did he write more than one? I checked the Classical Midi Archives and only found the famous one.
What's the flower duet?

WinterWind_23 · Registered User

The Flower Duet is from an opera, originally for voice, but also famous for oboe or clarinet duet. I think it is by pucinni. Maybe you can find a version for violin somewhere, though it is not for violin originally.

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