Presents
Franz Doppler
Andante and Rondo in A Major, Op.25
For Flute, Violin & Piano Trio or 2 Flutes and Piano
Albert Franz Doppler (1821-1883) was born in the city of Lemberg, then part of the Austrian Habsburg Empire, today Lviv in Ukraine. He received music lessons from his father, who served as a music director in Lemberg and Warsaw. Doppler, who became a flute virtuoso toured throughout Europe, along with his brother Karl who also was a flute virtuoso . Subsequently, Doppler took composition lessons from Franz Liszt and became a fine composer. Most of his works were for flute in some form or another, however, he also wrote several successful operas and was widely considered a superb orchestrator. His orchestrations of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies, published with Liszt's permission, are still used today. He settled in Budapest for a number of years serving as principal flautist and then conductor of the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra. Subsequent to this, he moved to Vienna where he became chief conductor of the Vienna Court Orchestra and a Professor of Flute at the Vienna Conservatory.
His Andante and Rondo dates from 1874 and was dedicated to Russian music patron A.S. Negovetich. It was originally published in Germany for Schott Frerers of Brussels. Like many of Doppler's works intended for 2 flutes and piano, Schott insisted on a version for Flute, Violin and Piano. The is one of several show pieces he composed, presumably to be performed by himself and either another flutist or a fine violinist and pianist. The lyrical Andante has a lively middle section in the minor while the Rondo, which is not exactly a typical rondo, begins with a sprightly elves dance and also has a middle section in the minor before concluding with variations in the major.
A tour d'force to be sure. Not available for long periods of time, we are pleased to offer it now.
| (A) 2 Flutes & Piano | $19.95 |
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| (B) Violin, Flute & Piano | $19.95 |
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| (C) All Parts | $24.95 |
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