Hoffmeister & Beethoven: Duos For Violin & Cello
) | Label: NAXOS Catalog: 8573541 Format: CD MILLS VUKOTIC, JOHN MILLSFranz Anton Hoffmeister was active in Vienna both as a composer and a publisher, becoming closely associated with Mozart and including works by Beethoven amongst his editions. The combination of violin and cello had its appeal for the amateur market, though Hoffmeister’s Duos Op. 6 include plenty of technical challenges. Conjectured as being from Beethoven’s final years as a young man in Bonn, the three refreshing and inventive Duos for Clarinet and Bassoon are so pleasing that they have appeared in numerous arrangements  Price: $19.98 |