Andante Cantabile for Two Cellos

This is a transcription for cello duet of the second movement of a double violin sonata I wrote a long time ago.  An acquaintance who is an amateur cellist very kindly recorded both parts for me so this is his performance.   One of my very few works to have actually been performed :) .  I also attached a Garritan realized version as well.

Beautiful. And posting both versions really clarifies the superiority of live over even good recording software like Garritan. 

I'm a little confused as to why you didn't put the ending section in tenor or even treble clef; that might irk some players/also a couple 7 and 9 bar phrases confused me but is in no way wrong or anything. 
I played the first melody line through and was also wondering how you came up with those bowings. Maybe it's just me but it just didn't feel very natural to do.
But I love the modulations and care to how they matched the strings. Lots of composers just don't care because they're considered bass instruments; I'm glad you do.

Really good work here! I love the theme the opens the work, and it's subsequent development. Maybe it's me, but I think you should have reprised the beginning theme one last time towards the end.

I agree with MonaracheonAan that the 1st cello part should be in tenor clef during those high parts. As for the bowings, I think players can come up with whatever they are comfortable with on their own (as demonstrated in the wonderful live recording)

Thanks for the comments and suggestions!  I will be sure to correct the score to use the tenor clef in the higher parts (it was just a straight up transposition from the original violin score).

This is absolutely beautiful. It's interesting to me that it was originally written for violins, because it sounds so beautiful on the cellos. I couldn't imagine a different instrumentation.

20 hours ago, fishyfry said:

This is absolutely beautiful. It's interesting to me that it was originally written for violins, because it sounds so beautiful on the cellos. I couldn't imagine a different instrumentation.

 

Thank you!  Very kind for you to say.  I do agree, I think it works better as a cello duet than the original violin duet it was initially intended.

I especially love the more intimate works of baroque music. And this is such a calming work. And a nice performance too. Though it is minimalist I think there could be room for a third part, for a violin, to make it a trio. Hve you considered this? Also, somehow this invokes Stravinsky's Serenade In A for piano to me, second movement, because it is not strictly baroque.

Thanks Ken!  I considered reworking the original piece as a double violin concerto by adding string accompaniment but never got around to it. 

Fantastic piece.

On 7/10/2016 at 3:05 PM, RequiemLord said:

Fantastic piece.

 

Thanks RequiemLord!

Wow, very beautiful! The playing is also very nice. I like the singing melodies in this piece.

Thank you!