Violin duos are familierr for violinists as they have experiences to play duos with their teachers. Duos have a long history since early baroque era to now.
We can classify duos by three categories for their purpose. Classification is not easy because most of the work have no clear description on how and why they were composed.
Category 1:
Duos for education. Major composers are Kaliwoda, Mazas and Pleyer.
Category 2:
Duos for domestic use. Haydn, Boccherini and other arranged works. I fell many of duos of Haydn, Boccherini are written for amateur players.
Category 3
Duos for concert composers’ own performance. Duos of Aubert, Lecleir, Guignon, Viotti, Belwald, Berio and Wieniawski are difficult and may be written to show their technique for audience. Duos by Reger, Bartok and Prokofieff are serious.
It is not clear to me why many violin duos are written in French baroque era. Is there a good reason that violin duos get better result than violin sonata with continuo? Is it because violin virtuosi at that time traveled with his pupil and when they perform for getting a job, did violin duos with his pupil result better than the performance with continuo by the musicians available at the new place?
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Album Name |
Purpose | Publisher | Catalogue No | |
Aubert, Jacques | 1689-1753 | Sonata D-dur(1738) | Violin duos of early Classic Composers Vol.2 | C | Schott | ED5052 | |
Aubert, Jacques | 1689-1753 | Chaconne(1738) | Old French Duettes Vol.2 | C | Schott | ED2210 | |
Barre, Michel de la | 1675-1743 | Suite (1710) | Old French Duettes Vol.1 | Schott | ED2207 | ||
Bartok, Bella | 44 Duos | 44 duos |
C |
UE | 10452a/b | ||
Beriot, Charles-Auguste de | 1802-1870 | 3 Duos concertants Op.57-1 | 3 Duo Concertantes Op.57 | C | CFP | P3061a | |
Beriot, Charles-Auguste de | 1802-1870 | 3 Duos concertants Op.57-2 | 3 Duo Concertantes Op.57 | C | CFP | P3061a | |
Beriot, Charles-Auguste de | 1802-1870 | 3 Duos concertants Op.57-2 | 3 Duo Concertantes Op.57 | C | CFP | P3061a | |
Beriot, Charles-Auguste de | 1802-1870 | 12 Short Easy Duets | 12 easy and short duos Op.87 | E | CFP | P3061b | |
Berwald, Franz | Duo concertant A-dur(<1816/7) | Duo concertante A-dur | C | BA | BA8511 | ||
Boccherini,Luigi | 1743-1805 | Duo B-dur(1761) | Violin duos of early Classic Composers Vol.1 | D | Schott | ED4385 | |
Boccherini,Luigi | 1743-1805 | 3 Duos Op.5 D-dur | 3 Duos Op.5 D-dur | D | CFP | P3338 | |
Boccherini,Luigi | 1743-1805 | 3 Duos Op.5 E-dur | 3 Duos Op.5 D-dur | D | CFP | P3338 | |
Boccherini,Luigi | 1743-1805 | 3 Duos Op.5 f-moll | 3 Duos Op.5 D-dur | D | CFP | P3338 | |
Boimortier,Jeseph Bodin de | 1691-1765 | Sonata Op.13 No.1 (1726) | Old French Duettes Vol.1 | Schott | ED2207 | ||
Borghi, Luigi | 1774?-1788 | Divertiment Op.3 Nr.6 F-dur | Violin duos of early Classic Composers Vol.1 | C | Schott | ED4385 | |
Campagnoli | 1751-1827 | 6 Duos Op.14 No.1 C-dur | 6 Duos Op.14 | CFP | P2506 | ||
Campagnoli | 1751-1827 | 6 Duos Op.14 No.2 G-dur | 6 Duos Op.14 | CFP | P2506 | ||
Campagnoli | 1751-1827 | 6 Duos Op.14 No.3 F-dur | 6 Duos Op.14 | CFP | P2506 | ||
Campagnoli | 1751-1827 | 6 Duos Op.14 No.4 C-dur | 6 Duos Op.14 | CFP | P2506 | ||
Campagnoli | 1751-1827 | 6 Duos Op.14 No.5 a-moll | 6 Duos Op.14 | CFP | P2506 | ||
Campagnoli | 1751-1827 | 6 Duos Op.14 No.6 G-dur | 6 Duos Op.14 | CFP | P2506 | ||
Corrette, Michel | 1709-1795 | Sonate C-dur (1738) | Old French Duettes Vol.1 | D | Schott | ED2207 | |
Corrette, Michel | 1709-1795 | Suite (1738) | Old French Duettes Vol.1 | D | Schott | ED2207 | |
Fritz Kaspar | 1716-1783 | Sonata d-moll (<1760) | Violin duos of early Classic Composers Vol.2 | Schott | ED5052 | ||
Gossec, Francois Joseph | 1734-1829 | Duett op.7 No.3 d-moll | Violin duos of early Classic Composers Vol.1 | Schott | ED4385 | ||
Guignon, Jean-Pierre | 1702-1774 | Duo G-dur(1742?) | Violin duos of early Classic Composers Vol.2 | C | Schott | ED5052 | |
Haensel, Peter | 1770-1831 | Duo G-dur | 3 duos of Wiener Classic | BA | HM268 | ||
Haydn, Josef | 1732-1809 | Sonate I G-dur (<1769) | 6 Sonatas Hob. VI:G1 | Schott | ED4163 | ||
Haydn, Josef | 1732-1809 | Sonate II A-dur (<1769) | 6 Sonatas Hob. VI:G1 | Schott | ED4163 | ||
Haydn, Josef | 1732-1809 | Sonate III B-dur (<1769) | 6 Sonatas Hob. VI:G1 | Schott | ED4163 | ||
Haydn, Josef | 1732-1809 | Sonate IV D-dur (<1769) | 6 Sonatas Hob. VI:G1 | Schott | ED4163 | ||
Haydn, Josef | 1732-1809 | Sonate V Es-dur (<1769) | 6 Sonatas Hob. VI:G1 | Schott | ED4163 | ||
Haydn, Josef | 1732-1809 | Sonate VI F-dur (<1769) | 6 Sonatas Hob. VI:G1 | Schott | ED4163 | ||
Hoffmeister, Franz Anton | 1754-1812 | Duo G-dur | 3 duos of Wiener Classic | BA | HM268 | ||
Hotteterre, Jacques | ?-1740? | Sonate (1712) | Old French Duettes Vol.1 | Schott | ED2207 | ||
Kalliwoda, Johann Wenzel | 1801-1866 | 3 Duos Op.179 No.1 F-dur | 3 Duos Op.179 | E | CFP | P1084b | |
Kalliwoda, Johann Wenzel | 1801-1866 | 3 Duos Op.179 No.2 B-dur | 3 Duos Op.179 | E | CFP | P1084b | |
Kalliwoda, Johann Wenzel | 1801-1866 | 3 Duos Op.179 No.3 Es-dur | 3 Duos Op.179 | E | CFP | P1084b | |
Lecair, Jean Marie | 1697-1764 | Sonata h-moll(1747) | Violin duos of early Classic Composers Vol.2 | C | Schott | ED5052 | |
Lecair, Jean Marie | 1697-1764 | Sonate g-moll Op.12 No.5(1747) | Old French Duettes Vol.2 | C | Schott | ED2210 | |
Lecair,Jean Marie | 1697-1764 | Sonate Op.12 No.3 D-dur (1747) | Old French Duettes Vol.2 | C | Schott | ED2210 | |
Mazas, Jacques-Fereol | 1782-1849 | Duos Op.39 No.1D-dur | Duos Op.39,Nos.1-3 | CFP | P1956a | ||
Mazas, Jacques-Fereol | 1782-1849 | Duos Op.39 No.2 D-dur | Duos Op.39,Nos.1-3 | CFP | P1956a | ||
Mazas, Jacques-Fereol | 1782-1849 | Duos Op.39 No.3 F-dur | Duos Op.39,Nos.1-3 | CFP | P1956a | ||
Mazas, Jacques-Fereol | 1782-1849 | Duos Op.39 No.4 a-moll | Duos Op.39,Nos.4-6 | CFP | P1956b | ||
Mazas, Jacques-Fereol | 1782-1849 | Duos Op.39 No.5 C-dur | Duos Op.39,Nos.4-6 | CFP | P1956b | ||
Mazas, Jacques-Fereol | 1782-1849 | Duos Op.39 No.6 G-dur | Duos Op.39,Nos.4-6 | CFP | P1956b | ||
Mozart, Amadeus | 1756-1791 | Violin Sonata B-dur KV.378 | 12 Duos K.Anh.152,Nos.1-4 | D | CFP | 2111a | |
Mozart, Amadeus | 1756-1791 | Violin Sonata F-dur KV.376 | 12 Duos K.Anh.152,Nos.1-4 | D | CFP | 2111a | |
Mozart, Amadeus | 1756-1791 | Violin Sonata G-dur KV.379 | 12 Duos K.Anh.152,Nos.1-4 | D | CFP | 2111a | |
Mozart, Amadeus | 1756-1791 | Violin Sonata C-dur KV.296 | 12 Duos K.Anh.152,Nos.1-4 | D | CFP | 2111a | |
Mozart, Amadeus | 1756-1791 | Piano Sonata a-moll KV.310 | 12 Duos K.Anh.152,Nos.1-4 | D | CFP | 2111b | |
Mozart, Amadeus | 1756-1791 | String Quartet D-dur KV.575 | 12 Duos K.Anh.152,Nos.1-4 | D | CFP | 2111b | |
Mozart, Amadeus | 1756-1791 | Violin Sonata Es-dur KV.380 | 12 Duos K.Anh.152,Nos.1-4 | D | CFP | 2111b | |
Mozart, Amadeus | 1756-1791 | Piano Trio G-dur KV.564 | 12 Duos K.Anh.152,Nos.1-4 | D | CFP | 2111b | |
Mozart, Amadeus | 1756-1791 | Piano Trio C-dur KV.548 | 12 Duos K.Anh.152,Nos.1-4 | D | CFP | 2111c | |
Mozart, Amadeus | 1756-1791 | Piano Trio Es-dur KV.498 | 12 Duos K.Anh.152,Nos.1-4 | D | CFP | 2111c | |
Mozart, Amadeus | 1756-1791 | Piano Sonata D-dur KV.311 | 12 Duos K.Anh.152,Nos.1-4 | D | CFP | 2111c | |
Mozart, Amadeus | 1756-1791 | Piano Sonata A-dur KV.331 | 12 Duos K.Anh.152,Nos.1-4 | D | CFP | 2111c | |
Mozart, Amadeus | 1756-1791 | Easy Violin Duets | Easy 13 Violin Duos | D | CFP | N4074 | |
Nardini,Pitro | 1722-1793 | Duo Es-dur(1765?) | Violin duos of early Classic Composers Vol.1 | Schott | ED4385 | ||
Neubauer, Franz Christopf | 1760-1795 | Sonatine Op.35.Nr.1 C-dur | Violin duos of early Classic Composers Vol.1 | Schott | ED4385 | ||
Pepping, Ernst | 1901-1981 | Variationen und Suite | Variationen und Suite | Schott | ED2218 | ||
Pichel, Wenzel | 1741-1807 | Duo D-dur | 3 duos of Wiener Classic | BA | HM268 | ||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 easy Duets Op.8 No.1 C-dur | 6 easy Duets Op.8 | E | Schott | ED673 | ||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 easy Duets Op.8 No.2 G-dur | 6 easy Duets Op.8 | E | Schott | ED673 | ||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 easy Duets Op.8 No.3 a-moll | 6 easy Duets Op.8 | E | Schott | ED673 | ||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 easy Duets Op.8 No.4 F-dur | 6 easy Duets Op.8 | E | Schott | ED673 | ||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 easy Duets Op.8 No.5 D-dur | 6 easy Duets Op.8 | E | Schott | ED673 | ||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 easy Duets Op.8 No.6 e-moll | 6 easy Duets Op.8 | E | Schott | ED673 | ||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 Duette Op.23 No.1 B-dur | 6 Duette Op.23 | D | CFP | P1085d | ||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 Duette Op.23 No.2 D-dur | 6 Duette Op.23 | CFP | P1085d | |||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 Duette Op.23 No.3 A-dur | 6 Duette Op.23 | CFP | P1085d | |||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 Duette Op.23 No.4 F-dur | 66 Duette Op.23 | CFP | P1085d | |||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 Duette Op.23 No.5 C-dur | 6 Duette Op.23 | CFP | P1085d | |||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 Duette Op.23 No.6 g-moll | 6 Duette Op.23 | CFP | P1085d | |||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 Duos Op.24 No.1 C-dur | 6 Duette Op.24 | CFP | P1085e | |||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 Duos Op.24 No.2 g-moll | 6 Duette Op.24 | CFP | P1085e | |||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 Duos Op.24 No.3 A-dur | 6 Duette Op.24 | CFP | P1085e | |||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 Duos Op.24 No.4 B-dur | 6 Duette Op.24 | CFP | P1085e | |||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 Duos Op.24 No.5 G-dur | 6 Duette Op.24 | CFP | P1085e | |||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 Duos Op.24 No.6 d-moll | 6 Duette Op.24 | CFP | P1085e | |||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 easy Duos Op.48 No.1 D-dur | 6 easy Duos Op.48 | E | Schott | ED676 | ||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 easy Duos Op.48 No.2 F-dur | 6 easy Duos Op.48 | E | Schott | ED676 | ||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 easy Duos Op.48 No.3 G-dur | 6 easy Duos Op.48 | E | Schott | ED676 | ||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 easy Duos Op.48 No.4 B-dur | 6 easy Duos Op.48 | E | Schott | ED676 | ||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 easy Duos Op.48 No.5 A-dur | 6 easy Duos Op.48 | E | Schott | ED676 | ||
Pleyel, Ignaz | 6 easy Duos Op.48 No.6 Es-dur | 6 easy Duos Op.48 | E | Schott | ED676 | ||
Prokofieff,Sergei | Sonata Op.56 | Sonata Op.56 | C | Kalmus | K04621 | ||
Reger, Max | 1873-1916 | 3Duos No.1 e-moll Op.131b | 3 Duos in Old Style | C | CFP | P3969d | |
Reger, Max | 1873-1916 | 3Duos No.2 d-moll Op.131b | 3 Duos in Old Style | C | CFP | P3969e | |
Reger, Max | 1873-1916 | 3Duos No.3 A-dur Op.131b | 3 Duos in Old Style | C | CFP | P3969f | |
Spohr, Louis | 1784-1859 | 2 Duos Op.9 No.1 C-dur | 2 Duos Op.9 | CFP | P1086b | ||
Spohr, Louis | 1784-1859 | 2 Duos Op.9 No.2 A-dur | 2 Duos Op.9 | CFP | P1086b | ||
Spohr, Louis | 1784-1859 | 3 Duos Op.67 No.1 a-moll | 3 Duos Op.67 | C | CFP | P1086d | |
Spohr, Louis | 1784-1859 | 3 Duos Op.67 No.2 D-dur | 3 Duos Op.67 | C | CFP | P1086d | |
Spohr, Louis | 1784-1859 | 3 Duos Op.67 No.3 g-moll | 3 Duos Op.67 | C | CFP | P1086d | |
Stamitz, Karl | 1746-1801 | Duo Nr.6 D-dur | Violin duos of early Classic Composers Vol.1 | Schott | ED4385 | ||
Stamitz, Karl | 1746-1801 | 6 Duets Op.27 No.1 D-dur | 6 Duets Op.27 | BA | HM259 | ||
Stamitz, Karl | 1746-1801 | 6 Duets Op.27 No.2 A-dur | 6 Duets Op.27 | BA | HM259 | ||
Stamitz, Karl | 1746-1801 | 6 Duets Op.27 No.3 G-dur | 6 Duets Op.27 | BA | HM259 | ||
Stamitz, Karl | 1746-1801 | 6 Duets Op.27 No.4 F-dur | 6 Duets Op.27 | BA | HM260 | ||
Stamitz, Karl | 1746-1801 | 6 Duets Op.27 No.5 C-dur | 6 Duets Op.27 | BA | HM260 | ||
Stamitz, Karl | 1746-1801 | 6 Duets Op.27 No.6 G-dur | 6 Duets Op.27 | BA | HM260 | ||
Telemann, Georg | 1681-1767 | 6 Canonic Sonatas Op.5 (1738) No.1 G-dur | 6 Canonic Sonatas Op.5 TWV 118-120 | BA | BA2981 | ||
Telemann, Georg | 1681-1767 | 6 Canonic Sonatas Op.5 No.2 g-moll | 6 Canonic Sonatas Op.5 TWV 118-120 | BA | BA2981 | ||
Telemann, Georg | 1681-1767 | 6 Canonic Sonatas Op.5 No.3 D-dur | 6 Canonic Sonatas Op.5 TWV 118-120 | BA | BA2981 | ||
Telemann, Georg | 1681-1767 | 6 Sonatas Op.2(1727) h-moll | 6 Sonatas Op.2 TWV 40:104-106 | BA | BA2980 | ||
Telemann, Georg | 1681-1767 | 6 Sonatas Op.2(1727) A-dur | 6 Sonatas Op.2 TWV 40:104-106 | BA | BA2980 | ||
Telemann, Georg | 1681-1767 | 6 Sonatas Op.2(1727) E-dur | 6 Sonatas Op.2 TWV 40:104-106 | BA | BA2980 | ||
Tessarini,Carlo | 1690-1765 | Duetto A-Dur(1750?) | Violin duos of early Classic Composers Vol.2 | Schott | ED5052 | ||