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Commissioned by the Kronos Quartet, this work is written for three quartets but can be played, as in this video, with one live group and two pre-recorded ones.
The musicians are Benedict Holland and Sophie Rosa, violins, Heather Wallington, viola, and Jennifer Langridge, cello.
Psappha is a flexible contemporary music ensemble based in Manchester, England.
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Oesi and pianist Andrea Vasi perform Bottesini’s Allegro Di Concerto ’Alla Mendelssohn,’ which was released as a single last week
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