Composer: Joachim Kaczkowski
Performer: Polish Violin Duo, Marta Gidaszewska, Robert Łaguniak
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Dux
Release: 2021
Size: 1.41 GB
Recovery: +3%
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Duo concertant in F Minor, Op. 10 No. 1
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Poco adagio quasi andante
03. III. Allegro
Duo concertant in E flat major, Op. 10 No. 2
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Andante un poco allegretto
06. III. Finale. Presto
Duo in C major, Op. 16 No. 1
07. I. Allegro con spirito
08. II. Andante
09. III. Rondo. Allegretto
Duo in F major, Op. 16 No. 2
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Poco adagio
12. III. Allegro vivace
Duo in B flat major, Op. 16 No. 3
13. I. Allegro
14. II. Romanze. Allegretto
15. III. Presto
Joachim Kaczkowski, a Polish violinist, teacher and composer, was born in 1789 in the city of Tábor in southern Bohemia. He came from a family with strong musical traditions. Joachim Kaczkowski took his first violin lessons from his father. He grew up in Lviv at a time when such outstanding representatives of the musical community as Polish conductor and composer of German origin Józef Elsner and violinist, conductor and composer Karol Kurpiński were active there.
The form of violin duo has never gained great popularity and attention among composers of chamber music throughout the musical eras. Due to the relatively limited sound range of the violin, this kind of works, on the one hand, severely hampered the artistic potential of composers, and on the other hand, unlike the much more popular string quartets, it did not arouse much interest among a wider audience. Therefore, Joachim Kaczkowski, an excellent violin virtuoso, had a great opportunity to experiment with a rarely exploited musical form, which resulted in numerous innovative and often surprising textural and sound effects.