This is the theme only from Sor’s famous duet for two guitars Souvenir de Russie op. 63 which he published in Paris in 1829/30. It is a well-known Russian melody.
Sor dedicated Souvenir de Russie to his younger colleague Napoléon Coste.
You can hear Souvenir de Russie played here by Claudio Maccari and Paolo Pugliese.
The complete score and parts for Sor’s Souvenir de Russie op. 63 are available from Tecla Editions at www.tecla.com as part of the new 2019 second edition of Sor’s New Complete Works for Guitar edited by Brian Jeffery. For details about Sor’s music and his biography, please see www.tecla.com.
