Two Rondinos
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| Two Rondinos | |
|---|---|
| Piano solos by Jean Sibelius | |
 The composer (1911) | |
| Opus | 68 |
| Composed | 1912 |
| Publisher | Universal Edition (1912)[1] |
| Duration | 5.75 mins[2] |
The Two Rondinos (in German: Zwei Rondinos), Op. 68, is a collection of compositions for piano written in November 1912 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
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Structure and music
Rondino No. 1
The First Rondino is in G-sharp minor and begins with the tempo marking Andantino.
Rondino No. 2
The Second Rondino is in C-sharp minor and is marked Vivace.
Reception
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Robert Layton characterizes the Two Rondinos as "closely related ... in character" to the Three Sonatinas for solo piano from the same year, and as such, he endorses as "highly probable" the music lexicographer and critic Eric Blom's speculation that the rondinos might have originated as movements for an incomplete fourth sonatina, with the First Rondo serving as a central slow movement and the Second Rondino as "delightful finale."[3]
