Dimitri Shostakovich (1906-75): Praeludium I (for two violins and piano)
This prelude by Shostakovich is usually played on two cellos and piano (lots of professional versions on Youtube), although the published score is for two violins and piano (played one octave higher than on cello).
For my own recording, I am playing the piece at the same pitch as the cello version, but on two octave mandolins -- I was intending to play it as a mandocello duet, but it sits so high in the cello's range that it would need a 28-fret mandocello. It goes up to fret 21 on the OM as well!
I have replaced the original piano part with my own stripped down tenor guitar part using the same chord progression.
Sheet music (scored for violin, viola and piano) is at Musescore:
https://musescore.com/user/17924446/scores/3670491
Mid-Missouri M-111 octave mandolin (x2)
Vintage Viaten tenor guitar
Martin
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