Violin and Brahms Guitar

ELIZABETH COONEY AND REDMOND O'TOOLE

Redmond plays an 8-string 'Brahms guitar' in the cello position connected to a special resonating box. The additional range of the guitar allows an expansion of the repertoire as well as incorporating original music for classical guitar. His repertoire features many of his own arrangements of Baroque and Classical music previously unknown on guitar. Please go to www.redmondotoole.com for more information.

Elizabeth and Redmond formed a duo for violin and guitar in 2006. Elizabeth subsequently featured as violinist (second movement of Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez) on Redmond's first CD and they have since toured together performing an eclectic mix of repertoire including works by Bach, Giuliani, Dowland, Paganini, de Falla, Granados, Villa Lobos, Scnittke and Ben Dwyer. They will release a disc in 2009 as a duo.

Paganini - Sonata no.1 in D minor for violin and guitar
Dowland – Songs
Manuel de Falla - Suite Populaire Espagnole
Schnittke - Suite in the Old Style
Heitor Villa Lobos - Aria from Bachianas Brasilieras No.5 (arr.Lobos)
Joaquin Rodrigo - 'Aranjuez, tu me Pensee' (from Concierto de Aranjuez) (arr.O'Toole)
Paganini – Cantabile

John Dowland - Lachrimae, Pavan - songs on solo guitar
Paganini - Sonata no.1 in D minor for violin and guitar
Nathan Milstein - Paganiniana for solo violin
Paganini - Cantabile for violin and guitar
Paganini - La Campanella for violin and guitar
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FM Torroba - Suite Castileanna for solo guitar
Ian Wilson - Spillaert's Beach for violin and guitar
Granados - Danza Espagnola No.5 for violin and guitar
de Falla - Homage a Debussy for solo guitar
de Falla - 6 Popular Spanish Songs for violin and guitar

Redmond and Elizabeth often play a solo piece each during a recital ie solo Bach for guitar and solo Bach and or Ysaye for violin.