Duo Synopsis – Ravel, Schuloff, Honegger, Schnittke: 20th Century Masterwork Duos, for Violin and Cello (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Duo Synopsis – Ravel, Schuloff, Honegger, Schnittke: 20th Century Masterwork Duos, for Violin and Cello (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 58:30 minutes | 1,14 GB | Genre: Classical
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The violin and cello duo cannot be considered as a musical rarity; yet it is also far from one of the most popular instrumental combinations in Western classical music. It is a challenging ensemble for both those composing for it and those venturing in the performance of its repertoire. It is a duo which invites counterpoint: the deep nature of both instruments and their vocation is to melodic singing, to the sustained lines which translate the human being’s aspiration to vocality into instrumental music. In consequence, to undertake a composition for violin and cello duo is also to implicitly accept the challenge of polyphony, and to affirm one’s mastery of its most intricate secrets.

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