Bacewicz, Grazyna - Legende

The Légende refers to one of the most popular Polish miniatures for violin – Henryk Wieniawski’s Légende op. 17. There are many similarities between the two works, including in their form, the rhythmic subdivi_x005Fsions in the piano part, and the intense climax, with a similar glissando as in the Wieniawski and a rapidly descending scale progression, in the violin part. Yet Grażyna Bacewicz’s musical language is more innovative, distinguished by an interesting harmonic layer, characteristic of this composer, and an airy, somewhat mysteri_x005Fous, melody in the violin.