Casual Eyeglasses Duo

[Stephen Fine]

Hi friends,

The second week of concerts of my chamber music festival (the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival) got canceled this year when my friends Jimmy (clarinet) and Ian (pianist) came down with CoVID and my friend Ellen (violinist) came down with Shingles.  So instead of rehearsing all day, my friend Charly (cello) and I (viola) went for scenic bicycle rides and went swimming in cold mountain rivers and tried to enjoy ourselves while our friends were suffering through pain, weakness, fever, etc...  Honestly, it was a bit stressful despite having nothing to do but relax.

One of the last beautiful afternoons we pulled out our instruments and did a little bit of reading.  Beethoven wrote the Duo for Viola and Cello during his classical period for two nearsighted friends and titled it Duo with Two Eyeglasses Required. I'm pleased with the recording quality of the iPhone balanced on a music stand.  Amazing how far technology has come.  Anyways, please enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpIzg96SZjc

 

[Zeissica]

Nice! I love the pastoral setting - I feel like Beethoven would approve. 

[matesic]

Just a read-through, huh? Smashing.

[Stephen Fine]

On 7/13/2022 at 12:46 AM, matesic said:

Just a read-through, huh? Smashing.

Ok, ok.  It was take 2, I admit it.

[smf]

1 hour ago, Stephen Fine said:

Ok, ok.  It was take 2, I admit it.

Still pretty good,  I enjoyed it and it gave me a break from a rough week.  thanks