UNUSUAL QUARTETS !

– for a Quartet of Violin, Viola and 2 Cellos, or Quartet of Violin, Viola, Cello and Bassoon

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Everyone knows the string quartet as 2 Violins, Viola and Cello, it is now a centuries old tradition. But it does not have to be always that. Somewhere in You Tube there is a recording of a quartet with 1 violin, 1 viola and TWO cellos; this seems interesting to me as a cellist.  I gave it no more thought, until the cellist Helle Bovensmann mentioned the idea of something for violin – viola – cello and bassoon for the “Umami” Quartet.

So I have adapted a few examples which give an answer both to her suggestion and to my liking of a quartet with two cellos. So here I start this ‘Unusual Quartets’ mini series!

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I have already placed the pieces on my website, under ‘U’ on “CELLO IN OTHER FORMATIONS”:

https://johnstone-music.com/product-category/violoncello-in-other-formations/page/2/?lang=en

( €1.00 symbolic Price per piece )

Enjoy the music!