No 2 opens with an improvisatory prelude based on a gypsy tune, and later exploits a modal character through the use of the sharpened fourth. The romantic second theme accompanied by arpeggios and chords in the high register of the piano leads eventually into a lively dance theme stated by the violin, and followed by nine variations, before ending with a fast and furious coda.
from notes by Amnon Shaham © 2004
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