For: Cello and Marimba
This is an unlikely combination of instruments. In this single movement, they begin by arguing with harsh jabs. But they eventually find common ground in a motoric passage with a not-quite marimba ostinato underlying soaring lyricism in the cello. There’s another falling out, another making-up, and a musical fist-fight to end it.
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There are two performances available here:
The premiere performance from 1985 (Karen Kaderavek on cello and Nancy Zeltsman on Marimba).
A 2023 performance with Karen Kaderavek again and Sebastian Buhts on Marimba.
Premiere Performance
2023 Performance
Video of 2023 performance