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Archambeau-Dastoor Duo: Violin and Cello


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Camden Archambeau full profile / Violin and Cello / 2 musicians

Other players: Camden Archambeau, cello; Daniel Dastoor, violin


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Duo for Violin and Cello Jessie Montgomery (1981)
I. Antics
II. In Confidence
III. Serious Fun

Duo for Violin and Cello, M. 157 (1927) Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)

I. Preludium. Andante moderato – Poco vivo
II. Rondo. Allegro con brio

Sarabande con Variazioni on a Theme of Handel (1897) Johan Halvorsen (1864-1935)

Sonata for Violin and Cello, M. 73 (1922) Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
(A la mémoire de Claude Debussy)

I. Allegro
II. Très vif
III. Lent
IV. Vif, avec entrain

This Program showcases the exhilarating and intimate repertoire of the violin cello duo, a genre that has been equally challenging and exciting for composers over the centuries. The duo by Montgomery, whose work is prolific and critically acclaimed, playfully examines the duo as a story of friendship and its many sides. Martinu's duo is a virtuosic and evocative display of folk idioms and drama. Halvorsen's sarabande, entrenched in the Romantic tradition, reinvents the Baroque sound with a richness that seems to exceed the size of the ensemble, while Ravel's sonata, a masterpiece of the genre, seems to join the instruments as one indivisible musical voice, with modes and melodies distinctive in French Impressionism and orientalism of the early 19th century. We hope you enjoy this dynamic program of great repertoire for an uncommon pairing!


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