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Sor | Les deux amis, Op. 41 for 2 guitars
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*This title is one of 13 guitar duets by Fernando Sor available individually as a PDF download.
Sor’s duet for two guitars Les deux amis op. 41 is one of the most celebrated of his duets, a major work on a level with the Mozart variations (op. 9) or the sonata op. 25. The form is an introduction (andante largo), a theme with five variations, and a mazurka. It was first published in Paris in 1829-30 with the title Les deux amis, fantaisie pour deux guitares, and dedicated to Sor's colleague Aguado.
Instead of the parts being marked “Première Guitare” and “Seconde Guitare” as they are in other duets, here they are headed “Sor” and “Aguado”. The two parts shine in alternate variations: Sor in variations 1 and 3, Aguado in variations 2 and 4; variation 5 is an opportunity for both; and in the mazurka they are equal in importance.
The theme is FREE TO EVERYBODY.
This edition comes from Sor’s New Complete Works for Guitar edited by Brian Jeffery.
Paperbound books are also available separately for worldwide shipment, either as individual volumes or as the complete eleven volume set:
Volume 1: guitar solos op. nos. 1 through 9 (contains Op. 6)
Volume 2: guitar solos op. nos. 10 through 16 and works without opus number
Volume 3: guitar solos op. nos. 17 through 25
Volume 4: guitar solos op. nos. 26 through 32
Volume 5: guitar solos op. nos. 33 through 43
Volume 6: guitar solos op. nos. 44 through 52
Volume 7: guitar solos op. nos. 54 through 60 and appendix: Meditación
Volume 8: seven guitar duets in score, op. nos. 34 to 53
Volume 9: six guitar duets in score, op. nos. 54 bis to 63 and the Bolero a Duo
Volume 10: the Guitar 1 parts for all of the thirteen duets
Volume 11: the Guitar 2 parts for all of the thirteen duets
All 11 Volumes: the 11 volume set
