Day 220
Françaix: Theme and variations for solo violin
Barbora Kolářová
I’ve known Françaix’s delightful concertino for piano since my student days and I have also played some of his piquant wind music so I was expecting from this piece some Gallic charm combined with melodic flair and some spiky harmonies. But I was rather disappointed. It didn’t seem to have any of those qualities - the best description I can give it is bland and workmanlike. I don’t know the background to the work but I wouldn’t be surprised if it were some sort of advanced exercise piece or a work written as a test piece for a competition . It wasn’t unpleasant or challenging - just completely unmemorable.
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