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Mozart's Duo for Violin and Viola is catalogued as K. 423.

423 · Mozart's Duo for Violin and Viola

One is slightly bigger than the other, but besides that, what gives the violin and the viola their distinctive sounds? Martin turns to two experts for an answer: Young violinist Scott Yoo and PT commentator Miles Hoffman, violist for the American Chamber Players. In this week's Coming to Terms, we'll hear Miles and Scott compare their instruments as they perform the opening movement of Mozart's Duo for Violin and Viola in G major, K. 423.

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