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Drdla

František Drdla (1868–1944), known professionally under the Germanised name Franz Drdla, was a Czech violinist and composer who studied in Prague and Vienna and served as a violinist at the Vienna Court Opera. His salon pieces for violin and piano, above all Souvenir and Vision, became internationally popular in the early decades of the twentieth century and were recorded and performed across Europe and America. He wrote prolifically in a light, melodically attractive idiom that suited the tastes of concert audiences and drawing-room players alike, and both pieces remain accessible and appealing repertoire for intermediate violinists today.

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