Rostropovich/ Yo-Yo Ma

Beethoven’s Rostropovich piece starts out soft and calm. The cellist and pianist harmonize gently together. Until three minutes and twenty- seven seconds later, it transforms to a strong and aggressive tone. It becomes an argument between the cellist and the pianist. The consistency to play soothingly together is no longer there. The temper between the two had grown into a dispute. The bickering goes on throughout the rest of the song. At the end, the pianist and cellist bitterly compromise their differences.

Yo-Yo Ma begins gentle with a faster pace then the Rostropovich. The two instrument’s temper seems to get along quite fine. The cellist tries to over power the pianist when the pianist becomes more aggressive. The reason to overpower the pianist is to calm the temper down. The pianist seems to play a refrain line to remind the cellist every time. The tone begins aggressive in the refrain and ends calm and gentle. The cello’s tone seems to be understanding and patient. It attempts to keep the pianist calm.