Rigaudon Music - Duo Rigaudon

Violin & Piano

Duo Rigaudon can play in any venue with a piano: church, hotel, piano bar or even a private home. If you are looking for jazz standards as background music for a cocktail party, a concert performance of Beethoven’s sonatas for piano and violin, or anything in between, Duo Rigaudon is a brilliant and cost-effective solution. It has music for all events: weddings, corporate, home concert, etc. The duo can be booked together with another Rigaudon ensemble as a part of a package: please ask for more advice on this if needed.

As the list below shows, Duo Rigaudon’s repertoire is extensive and varied. We will tailor an imaginative programme to suit your event. If you don’t see specific pieces or songs you are looking for, we are happy take requests and write new arrangements for an additional fee. Our goal is to create an atmosphere that is both unique and memorable!

Available music samples:

Handel	Arrival of the Queen of Sheba	(1.9MB)
Boccherini	Minuet	(1.3MB)
Schumann	Träumerei (Reverie)	(4.0MB)
Franck	Panis Angelicus	(4.3MB)
Albéniz	Tango	(3.5MB)
Debussy	Cakewalk	(2.1MB)

Violin & Organ

Many churches have an organ in addition to or instead of a piano. The beautiful combination of violin and organ has an ethereal and majestic effect that you might find just right. The violin is a singing instrument, and in fact a very good substitute for an actual singer. Think about what such an instrumental version of ‘Ave Maria’ or a ‘Panis Angelicus’ might sound like and the effect it would make (sound clips forthcoming!). Most of the Baroque repertoire from the list below would be suitable for this combination of instruments but, in addition, there is a special repertoire of church music which would be suitable for both joyous and solemn occasions. Accompaniment for hymns can also be provided: we would consult you of course about the choice of hymns and other music.

Baroque

Bach	Andante from Concerto in A minor Air
	Arioso
	Jesu, joy of man’s desiring
Corelli	Sonatas for violin
Handel	Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon
	I know that my Redeemth liveth
	Larghetto from Alcina
	Largo from Serse Violin Sonatas
Pachelbel	Canon
Pergolesi	Sicilienne
Senaille	Allegro from Sonata in D
Telemann	Six Sonatinas
Veracini	Allegro Ritornello
Vivaldi	Four Seasons Violin Sonatas

Classical & Romantic

Albéniz	Sevilla
	Tango from España
Beethoven	Menuet
Boccherini	Minuet
Brahms	Hungarian Dance no. 5
	Waltz in A Lullaby
Chopin	Preludes Nos. 4,6 & 7
Debussy	Golliwog’s Cakewalk from Children’s Corner
Dvořák	Larghetto from Sonatina Op. 100
	Romantic Pieces No. 1
	Symphony no. 9, 2nd movement
Elgar	Chanson de Matin, Op. 15 No. 2
	Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15 No. 1
	Nimrod from Enigma Variations
	Salut d’amour
Fauré	Pie Jesu from Requiem
	Sicilienne Op. 78
Franck	Panis Angelicus
Glazunov/Kreisler	Serenade Espagnole
Kreisler	Schön Rosmarine
	Liebesfreud
	Liebesleid
	March
	Syncopation
Kuula	Chanson sans paroles
Léhar	Gold and Silver
MacDowell	To a Wild Rose
Massenet	Meditation from Thaïs
Mendelssohn	Auf Flügeln des Gesanges
	O for the Wings of a Dove
Merikanto	Valse lente
Mozart	Allegro and Minuet from Serenade No.2
	Ave Verum Corpus
Rachmaninov	Vocalise
Ravel	Pavane
Saint-Saëns	Swan from Carnival of the Animals
Satie	Gymnopédie No. 1
Schubert	Seligkeit
	Waltz in A
Schumann	Einsame Blumen
	Träumerei from Kinderscenen
Sibelius	Romance
Strauss	Du und Du from Die Fledermaus
Tchaikovsky	Melodia
	Chanson Triste
	Waltz from Sleeping Beauty
Verdi	Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco
	La donna e’ mobile
Wieniawski	Chanson Polonaise
Ziehrer	Mamsell Übermut (Polka)

Jazz & Old Favourites

Arlen &Koehler	Stormy weather
Basie	One O’clock jump
Berlin	White Christmas
	Moon over Miami
Brant	Bye bye, love
De Curtis	Torna a Surriento
Denza	Funiculi, funicula
Ellington	In a sentimental mood
	Solitude
Garner	Misty
Gay & Furber	Lambeth Walk
Gershwin	Summertime from Porgy and Bess
Goodman	Stomping at the Savoy
Hampton	Vibraphone Blues
Henderson&Lewis	Five foot two, eyes of blue
Howard	Fly me to the moon
Johnston	Pennies from heaven
Joplin	Maple Leaf Rag
	The Entertainer
	Rag Time Dance
	Bethena
Joyce	Songe d’automne
Kampfert	Strangers in the Night
Kerr	Smoke gets in your eyes
Kreisler	Syncopation
Lennon&McCartney	And I love her
Mack&Johnson	Charleston
McHugh	On the Sunny Side of the Street
Miller	Moonlight Serenade
Modugno	Volare
Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Tiger Rag
Prima	Sing, sing, sing
Robles& Milchberg	El Condor Pasa
Rosas	The loveliest night of the year
Sherwin	A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square
Simon&Garfuncel	Bridge over trouble water
Simons&Marks	All of Me
Youmans&Caesar	Tea for two

Latin-American

Bossa Nova	Blame it on the Bossa Nova
	Girl from Ipanema
Calypso	Banana Boat Song
Habanera	La Paloma
Mariachi (Mexico)	Mexican Hat Dance
	La Cucaracha
Rumba	Tico Tico
Samba	Brasil
Samba Lento	Maria’s Her Name
Tango	Adios Muchachos
	La Cumparsita

Music from Films &Shows

Bernstein	Somewhere from West Side Story
	I feel pretty from West Side Story
	Tonight from West Side Story
Boccherini	Minuet from The Ladykillers
Bock	Sunrise, sunset from Fiddler on the roof
Gershwin	Summertime from Porgy and Bess
Hadjidakis	Never on Sunday
Joplin	The Entertainer from The Sting
Karas	Harry Lime Theme from The 3rd Man
Latouche&Fetter& Duke	Taking a chance on love from Cabin in the sky
Parker&Charles	We’ll Meet Again from Dr Strangelove
Rodgers	Edelweiss from Sound of Music
	The hills are alive from Sound of Music
Savage Garden	Truly, madly, deeply

Folk & Ethnic

English	Greensleeves
	Country Garden (Morris Dance)
Finnish	Large selection of folk songs - ask!
Greek (Hadjidakis)	Never on Sunday
Italian (de Curtis)	Torna a Surriento
Kletzmer	Bulgar from Odessa
	Jewish Wedding Song
	Freylechs from Warsaw
Mexican	La Cucaracha
	Mexican Hat Dance
Peruvian(Robles&Milchberg)	El Condor Pasa
Spanish	La Paloma
West Indian	Jamaica Farewell