Trios faciles et concerntants (Charles Dancla, Op. 99)

[Martin Jonas]

As I've enjoyed the de Beriot duos and Bloch trios I've recorded over the past week or so, I've looked around for more 19th century violin music in a similar vein.

This is the second trio in the collection "6 Petits trios faciles et concertants pour trois violons" by Charles Dancla (1817-1907). Sheet music available from IMSLP:

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I've adapted the original violin trio to a trio of two mandolins and mandola.

1890s Umberto Ceccherini mandolin
1915 Luigi Embergher mandolin
1925 Zimmermann waldzither/mandola



Martin

[Pasha Alden]

Thank you for sharing this Martin. I always enjoy your contributions.
Not nearly on your level, but will just keep practicing to play some good classical pieces.

[Martin Jonas]

Thanks, Pasha -- much appreciated.

I've just recorded another short piece by Dancla, this one originally a violin duo from much earlier in his long life and career:

Charles Dancla (1817-1907): Duo Concertant - Allegretto (Op. 19, No. 1)

Sheet music from IMSLP:
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This one is quite different from the trio, a light and airy melody which translates very nicely to mandolin as it's a legato melody with a pizzicato arpeggio accompaniment (alternating between the two violins) that is arguably more ideomatic on mandolin than on violin. Not quite as easy as it looks on the sheet, though -- a good exercise for arpeggios.

1890s Umberto Ceccherini mandolin
1915 Luigi Embergher mandolin



Martin