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It was extremely rare during the Romantic period to hear works for several cellos performed in the concert hall; it was repertoire that was intended rather for teaching purposes. The Duos pour deux violoncelles (1839-1855) by the then virtuoso cellist Jacques Offenbach are graded from âvery easyâ to âvery difficultâ: they were written in order to enable two students of the same level to play together from the same score. Other cello teachers, such as Auguste Franchomme (professor at the Paris Conservatoire from 1847 to 1884) and FĂ©lix Battanchon (professor at the Geneva Conservatoire from 1851 to 1861) also produced such pieces for their students.
Dates
Performers
Edgar Moreau, Gabriel Guignier and Jean-Baptiste de Maria cellos
Programme
Fernand de LA TOMBELLE
Suite pour trois violoncelles
Max DâOLLONE
Andante et Scherzo pour trois violoncelles
FĂ©lix BATTANCHON
Trio pour trois violoncelles n°2, op. 40
Auguste FRANCHOMME
Nocturnes pour deux violoncelles n°1, op. 15
Jacques OFFENBACH
Cours méthodiques de duos pour deux violoncelles, op. 54 (extrait)
Suite pour trois violoncelles
Max DâOLLONE
Andante et Scherzo pour trois violoncelles
FĂ©lix BATTANCHON
Trio pour trois violoncelles n°2, op. 40
Auguste FRANCHOMME
Nocturnes pour deux violoncelles n°1, op. 15
Jacques OFFENBACH
Cours méthodiques de duos pour deux violoncelles, op. 54 (extrait)