Anca LĂZĂRESCU: MIKLOS RÓZSA – DUO OP. 8, FOR CELLO AND PIANO – ANEVOCATION OF HUNGARIAN FOLKLORE

DOI: 10.63702/csembe.2024.1.7.73

Keywords: balance; modal; timbrality; thematic; variations;

Abstract:
The deep expressiveness of the cello and the natural appropriation of each
role were also exploited in chamber creation. The framing and recognition of Miklos Rózsaprimarily as a composer of Hollywood soundtracks diminished the interest of performers, audiences and critics for the other side of his “double life”, to be a composer of works of art for the concert hall.

The works of composer Miklos Rózsa represent a considerable segment of the 20th century repertoire for cello. Duo op. 8 is one of his early works, but received great attention in previous academic debates. Of all the works he composed for cello, the duo for cello and piano, op. 8 he is the least technically demanding violoncellist, but it is a work in which the emphasis is on equal vocals, as opposed to the instrumental virtuosity approached in his other works.

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