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    Several famous composers left works unfinished or on draft only. A Czech cello concerto; a Hungarian viola concerto; a French string quartet. There are many examples, but who were the guys I mean?

    Question #90344. Asked by Cem1942. (Dec 27 07 8:00 AM)


    Arpeggionist

    		I'm guessing the Czech cello concerto was Janacek, though it's only a guess. The Hungarian is Bartok, and the French string quartet? That one I'm not even guessing.

    Dec 27 07, 3:36 PM
    22crows

    		The Czech would be Antonin Dvorak, with his Cello concerto in A major.

    "In 1865, early in his career, Dvořák started a Cello Concerto in A major, (B.10). The piece was written for Ludevít Peer, whom he knew well from the Provisional Theatre Orchestra in which they both played. He handed the cello score (with piano accompaniment) over to Peer for review but neither bothered to finish the piece. It was recovered from his estate in 1925."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cello_Concerto_(Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k)

    The French composer could be Ernest Chausson, with his unfinished string quartet Opus 35.

    http://www.dovesong.com/positive_music/archives/romantic/Chausson.asp

    Dec 28 07, 7:15 PM

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