Katrin Melcher & Martin Ostertag - Duos for Viola and Violoncello (2012) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Duetto: I. Andantino
02. Duetto: II. Largo appassionato
03. Duetto: III. Rondo. Allegretto
04. Bucollics: I. –
05. Bucollics: II. –
06. Bucollics: III. –
07. Bucollics: IV. –
08. Bucollics: V. –
09. Drei Microludien: No. 1, Umschlungen
10. Drei Microludien: No. 2, Memento
11. Drei Microludien: No. 3, Gli Infiammati
12. Partita: Pavane
13. Partita: Malagueña
14. Partita: Tarantella
15. Two Pieces: No. 1, Grotesque
16. Two Pieces: No. 2, Lullaby
17. Duet for Viola and Cello
18. Duet mit zwei obligaten Augengläsern in E-Flat Major, WoO 32 "Eyeglass Duo"



Duos for viola and cello are not exactly a typical chamber music genre - at first glance, the contrast between the two instruments, which play in a similar register, seems too small. But it is precisely this lack of a clearly dominant voice that opens up new interpretive possibilities; almost inevitably, the focus shifts away from virtuosic effects and changes to chamber music-like intimacy that compels both composer and listener to concentration. On their new CD, Katrin Melcher and Martin Ostertag explore this distinctive sound world with a series of original compositions.

Katrin Melcher, viola
Martin Ostertag, cello

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