Few masters from the Lombard violin school wrote as brilliantly for the viola as Alessandro Rolla, whose op.18 is the last of his 78 duos for violin and viola required reading.
Rolla's 78 duets remain an indispensable legacy of tonal exhaustion and melodic exhaustion for their instrument, especially for violists.
Chen Yi describes the cheery interplay of HAPPY TUNE as: 'When one instrument plays a lively melody, the other plays a vivid rhythmic pattern in the accompaniment. The pair of string instruments imita...
