749009  SERVAIS: SOUVENIRS Op. 2 & Op. 20 / CAPRICES Op. 3 & Op. 11 Nos 2 & 4 / GRAND DUO     ANNER BYLSMA / VERA BETHS / SMITHSONIAN CHAMBER PLAYERS 

EMI  GERMANY 1988      DIGITAL      GATEFOLD SLEEVE      NM / EX+

A rare record of very unusual repertoire. Adrien - Francois Servais was one of the leading cellist composers of his day (1807 - 1866) and a feted virtuoso. In the performance of this music Anner Bylsma plays a 1701 Stradivari cello and colleague Vera Beths a 1679 Stradivari violin.