Sister and brother Daria and Mattia Zappa perform here on their debut album as a violin and cello duo. While the repertoire for this pairing of instruments is relatively small, the Zappas managed to sidestep some of the "big hits" like the Kodály duo and the Ravel sonata in favor of lesser known works by Glière and Schulhoff. The disc also contains two works composed specifically for this duo by Massimiliano Matesic and Martin Wettstein. And of course, there's the Handel/Halvorsen Passacaglia, which seemed to be all the ...
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Sister and brother Daria and Mattia Zappa perform here on their debut album as a violin and cello duo. While the repertoire for this pairing of instruments is relatively small, the Zappas managed to sidestep some of the "big hits" like the Kodály duo and the Ravel sonata in favor of lesser known works by Glière and Schulhoff. The disc also contains two works composed specifically for this duo by Massimiliano Matesic and Martin Wettstein. And of course, there's the Handel/Halvorsen Passacaglia, which seemed to be all the rage. This produces a very enjoyable program, taking listeners from the late Romantic right up through the beginning of the twenty first century. As to the performances themselves, the Zappas prove that a good sibling relationship can translate to a very fluid chamber music dialogue as well. While on the subject of sibling violin/cello duos, it's difficult not to compare this recording to that of the Capuçon brothers, who also performed the Schulhoff and Handel/Halvorsen. The Capuçons...
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