Sonata for Violin and Cello and composed by Luigi Boccherini was transcribed and annotated by Paul Bazelaire a professor at the National Conservatoire. Ideal for a recital or for a contest this sonata in four parts is quite challenging for both instruments and would require advanced skills. The Cello score is written over the C and the F key and each of the four parts includes numerous repetitions and fast sections. These four parts are 1. Allegretto Spiritoso 2. Vivace 3. Grave and 4. Allegro Assai. This really nice Sonata will be a delight to play and to listen to. LuigiBoccherini (1743-1806) composed numerous pieces for various instruments including Cello duets chamber music cantatas ballets orchestral music masses and a large amount of music for strings.

George Speckert has once again created a collection of easy pieces which are fun to perform and sound attractive. The duets are comfortable to play have an authentic jazz feel to them and are full of nuances; musicians and teachers will enjoy them as much as the listener. Marked rhythms and distinctive melodies give the pieces that special something.From the contents?The Entertainer? (Scott Joplin) ?Nobody Knows the Trouble I?ve Seen? (trad.) ?When the Saints Go Marching In? (trad.) ?St. Louis Blues? (W. C. Handy) ?Tiger Rag? (Hold that Tiger) (Nick la Rocca) ?New Orleans? (Newton Alexander) and original compositions by George SpeckertTheauthorGeorge Speckert is renowned for his easy yet sonorous arrangements for mixed string ensembles. He is a composer author and teacher for multi-media production and e-learning.

Sonata for Violin and Violoncello-Following the intoxicating sounds of La Valse the smaller scoring and modern musical language of Sonata For Violin And Violoncello were a shock. Yet this pioneering work has now become a permanent fixture onthe concert stage.To help the players two performance scores are provided in which the other instrument’s part is also given. Both parts are included in a marked and an unmarked version.Sonata For Violin AndVioloncello was composed by Maurice Ravel between between 1920 and 1922.

Johannes Traeg friend and publisher of Mozart quickly reacted at the beginning of the 19th century to the increasing demand on adapting Mozarts oeuvre for playing music at home. His adaptions of the duos for violin and viola KV 423-42