This newly recorded release offers an attractive and varied programme of music composed for the combination of violin and viola. The first half of the album features works for violin and viola solo: compositions by Mozart (one of his famous duos), Martinu (Three Madrigals), Spohr (Grand Duo), Ponce (Sonata), and the famous Passacaglia by Handel/Halvorsen. The next section contains concertante works for violin, viola and orchestra: the most famous work written for the genre, Mozart’s genius Sinfonia Concertante, the Sinfonia Concertante by Ignaz Pleyel, and the Concerto for violin, viola and orchestra by romantic Max Bruch. This rare and exciting music is performed by David Alogna and Jose Adolfo Alejo, accompanied by the Camerata de Coahuila, conducted by Ramon Shade.
