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VSO musicians team up for a rendition of Rossini's Duet for Cello and Double Bass.

A beautiful performance of chamber music by VSO musicians Luke Kim and J. Warren Long playing Rossini's Duet for Cello and Double Bass. Help keep the music going! Make a donation to the VSO today: https://vancouversymphony.ca/donate Gioachino Rossini ( b. 29 February 1792, Pesaro, Italy - d. 13 November 1868, Passy, France) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gioachi... Rossini was another musical prodigy, like Richard Strauss. His father was a trumpeter and his mother a singer, and he wrote his first opera at the age of 12. With comic operas such as The Barber of Seville and the dramatic Guillaume Tell, Rossini took the operatic world by storm. Between 1810 and 1829 he wrote an amazing range of 39 operas before the age of 37 - and then quit, cold turkey. He did continue to compose of course, but no longer felt the need to work so hard when he could enjoy the fruits of his operatic labours! Rossini was at the height of his fame when he was invited to appear in London late in 1823. The musical movers and shakers there showered him with accolades, invitations, and wealth. But during those few months he was also introduced to Domenico Dragonetti (1763—1846), a fellow-Italian and superstar double-bassist. Their newfound friendship was celebrated with the composition of this three-movement duo for cello and double bass. Although it was written in 1824, it was not circulated until the original manuscript of the Duo was auctioned by Sotheby’s in London - 100 years after Rossini's death. As you might imagine it has much of the melodic charm of a Rossini opera - a beautiful blending of humour and heart. Program notes by Matthew Baird.