Project 366 - Listener Guide #115




For Your Listening Pleasure show

Summary: “Violin and Cello” There really isn’t anything uncommon about the format of a concerto for two soloists per se. This formula typically involves two of the same instrument, fewer concertos are set for two different solo instruments. However, the combination of two instruments who play at two different registers (violin and cello in Brahms’ case) are much rarer, and provide a unique opportunity to exploit the orchestra “fighting off” two opponents – one at the hands, the other one at the feet! Details at our archive page @ https://archive.org/details/ViolinAndCello