Rare 1800s Violin/Cello Duos
In the late 1970s I acquired two bound volumes of duos for violin and cello. As a cellist, I was attracted to them since they were “duos concertante”, with the cello part equal to the violin part. There were 58 duos, with all the violin parts bound in one volume, and all the cello parts in the other.
If you are looking for duos by J. B. Bréval, please look at that category. There are so many in this collection that I pulled them into their own category to make search these other composers more productive.
The composers of these duos are Ignaz Pleyel, J. B. Breval, Robert Lindley, Karl S. Schonebeck, H. A. Hoffmann, [Bernhard?] Romberg, C. F. Eley, Antoine Kraft and A. Betts. As far as I can tell, only the Romberg and one Hoffmann duo exist in modern editions.
I am offering many (but not all) of these duos in both facsimiles of the original (no scores were printed) and new performing editions by myself with scores and parts done on Finale. These editions will attempt to correct errors, resolve inconsistencies in dynamics, articulations, bowings, etc. However I will not supply such markings where there is no reason to do so, leaving that to the whim of the performers.
Facsimiles of duos for which no modern edition is contemplated will also be available by special order; see above list of composers and contact me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for complete list of specific compositions.
Read more in this article from the April 2015 issue of Strings.
Duos for Vln/Cello or 2 Violins
Schönebeck: Three Duetts for Violin and Cello, Op. 8, No. 1 in D Major, No. 2 in E-flat Major and No. 3 in A Minor
Schönebeck: Three Duetts for Violin and...
Schönebeck: Duett for Violin and Cello, Op. 8, No. 3 in A Minor
Schönebeck: Duett for Violin and Cello,...
Schönebeck: Duett for Violin and Cello, Op. 8, No. 2 in E-flat Major
Schönebeck: Duett for Violin and Cello,...
Schönebeck: Duett for Violin and Cello, Op. 8, No. 1 in D Major
Schönebeck: Duett for Violin and Cello,...
Romberg: A Duet Concertante for Violin and Cello in B-flat Major
Romberg: A Duet Concertante for Violin...
Lindley: Three Duetts for Violin and Cello Op 12, No. 1 in F Minor, No. 2 in A Minor and No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor
Lindley: Three Duetts for Violin and...
Lindley: Three Duetts for Violin and Cello Op 5, No. 1 in in A Major, No. 2 in E-flat Major and No. 3 in G Major
Lindley: Three Duetts for Violin and...
Lindley: Duett for Violin and Cello, Op. 12, No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor
Lindley: Duett for Violin and Cello,...
Lindley: Duett for Violin and Cello, Op. 12, No. 2 in A Minor
Lindley: Duett for Violin and Cello,...
Lindley: Duett for Violin and Cello, Op. 12, No. 1 in F Minor
Lindley: Duett for Violin and Cello,...
Lindley: Duett for Violin and Cello, Op. 5, No. 3 in G Major
Lindley: Duett for Violin and Cello,...
Lindley: Duett for Violin and Cello, Op. 5, No. 2 in E-Flat Major
Lindley: Duett for Violin and Cello,...
Lindley: Duett for Violin and Cello, Op. 5, No. 1 in A Major
Lindley: Duett for Violin and Cello,...
Lindley: A Duett for Violin and Cello in A Major
Lindley: A Duett for Violin and Cello...
Kraft: Three Grand Duos Concertantes for Violin and Cello Op. 3, No. 1 in D Minor, No. 2 in F major and No. 3 in C Major, complete set
Kraft: Three Grand Duos Concertantes...
Kraft: Grand Duo Concertante for Violin and Cello, Op. 3, No. 3, in C Major
Kraft: Grand Duo Concertante for Violin...
Kraft: Grand Duo Concertante for Violin and Cello, Op. 3, No. 2, in F Major
Kraft: Grand Duo Concertante for Violin...
Kraft: Grand Duo Concertante for Violin and Cello in D Minor, Op. 3, No. 1
Kraft: Grand Duo Concertante for Violin...
Hoffmann: Duos Concertans for Violin and Cello Op 5, No. 1 in C Major, Op. 5, No. 2 in A Minor and Op. 5, No. 3 in E-flat Major
Hoffmann: Duos Concertans for Violin...
Hoffmann: Duo Concertans for Violin and Cello, Op. 5, No. 3, in E-Flat Major
Hoffmann: Duo Concertans for Violin and...
Hoffmann: Duo Concertans for Violin and Cello, Op. 5, No. 2, in A Minor
Hoffmann: Duo Concertans for Violin and...
Hoffmann: Duo Concertans for Violin and Cello, Op. 5, No. 1, in C Major
Hoffmann: Duo Concertans for Violin and...
Eley: Three Duetts for Violin and Cello Op. 1, No. 1 in E-flat Major, No. 2 in G Major and No. 3 in A Major
Eley: Three Duetts for Violin and Cello...
Eley: Duett for Violin and Cello, Op. 1, No. 3, A Major
Eley: Duett for Violin and Cello, Op....
Eley: Duett for Violin and Cello, Op. 1, No. 2, in G Major
Eley: Duett for Violin and Cello, Op....
Eley: Duett for Violin and Cello, Op. 1, No. 1, in E-flat Major
Eley: Duett for Violin and Cello, Op....
Dotzauer: Three Duetts for 2 Violins Op 44, No. 1 in B-Flat Major, No. 2 in D Major, and No. 3 in B Minor
Dotzauer: Three Duetts for 2 Violins ...
Dotzauer: Op. 44, No. 3, Duo Concertant in B Minor for Two Violins (ca. 1822)
Dotzauer: Duo Concertant in B Minor for...
Dotzauer: Op. 44, No. 2, Duo Concertant in D Major for Two Violins
Dotzauer: Duo Concertant in D Major for...
Dotzauer: Op. 44, No. 1, Duo Concertant In B-Flat Major for Two Violins
Dotzauer: Duo Concertant in B-Flat...
Betts: Two Duetts for Violin and Cello, Op. 5, No. 1 in C Major and No. 2 in E-flat Major
Betts: Two Duetts for Violin and Cello,...
Betts: Duet for Violin and Cello, Op. 5, No. 2 in E-flat Major
Betts: Duet for Violin and Cello, Op....
Betts: Duet for Violin and Cello, Op. 5, No. 1 in C Major
Betts: Duet for Violin and Cello, Op....