In Four Movements: 1. Lento (2' 13"), 2. Allegro (1' 47"), 3 Adagietto (2' 44"), 4. Allegro moderato (1' 55 "). Total duration 9 minutes. Score - Duo for Violin and Viola, PDF 9 pages, 246Kb (rev. 5th May 2009)

Recording of 2nd & 4th movements played by Guan-Xi Masse & Nigel Keay

"Visconti Variations", the title of the violin & viola duet refers to rue Visconti, Paris, a street in the 6th Arrondissement (district) with a long and colourful history. Over the years, a large number of painters, sculptors and lithographers have lived and worked in rue Visconti. The first movement of this work was written for the birthday of a friend who is a resident of rue Visconti, and was first played in the same building where Delacroix had painted portraits of Chopin and George Sand. After the first airing of this single movement duet the composer decided to continue writing to make a work of several shortish movements based on the ideas introduced in the first.

"Visconti Variations" was first performed on 30th April 2009 by Guan-Xi Masse (violin) and Nigel Keay (viola) in the Grand Salon of the Fondation des États-Unis, Paris, as part of an Orchestre 2021 concert.