Operatic String Duos for Cello and Viola

Details

Keith Williams full profile / Cello and Viola / 2 musicians

Other players: David Kang

Full program notes

Beethoven: Eyeglasses duet
Mozart: Duo K. 423

Break

Gliere: selections from Huit Morceaux
Rossini: Duetto for Cello and Bass (original transcription)

Historical context

Some of the mainstays of classical music (Beethoven, Mozart, Rossini) applied their hands to the extremely nimble and virtuosic configuration of the string duo. The results were magnificent, and read like tiny little operas. Come here our favorite selections of rare, gorgeous, dramatic, operatic music by the greats!

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