CELLO!

Both are great!

My personal favorites are the four seasons, the history of tango, oblivion, Ave Maria and a couple of others...

But I digress...let's not forget the grand tango, written for Slava...

Beethoven's sonata for cello and piano in A major, Opus 69, last movement (adagio cantabile - allegro vivace). The allegro vivace contains the best theme ever composed.

Ah, il violoncello, il mei primo amore~

Even after four years of not playing (I've been lacking a cello ever since my parents separated and we moved here), I still consider it my primary instrument. And it's definitely still my favourite.

On the violoncello repertoire, how could I forget 'le cygne'???

'Twas the last one I performed publicly on the cello, I believe. (I didn't play it that well, then, though... X_x )

I love that piece. <3

'Twas the last one I performed publicly on the cello, I believe. (I didn't play it that well, then, though... X_x )

It's funny how that piece is considered "cello repertoire"... it's part of a quazi-concerto for two pianos.

My favourite cello piece (after my own sonata, of course ;) ) is the Schuman "A Song of Orpheus".

And I have rather a weak spot for the first movement of John Williams' cello concerto.

Viola concerti can be just as good of pieces as violin or cello pieces.... its a harder instrument to play... harder to get music out of it. Be a good composer and actually write a good piece for the viola.. rather than ignore it.