Jacques Offenbach is deservedly considered one of the most talented composers of the nineteenth century, and not only composers – as a cellist he too was notably skillful: after listening to his playing Luigi Cherubini (a person also highly regarded as a composer – Beethoven mentioned him as the greatest composer of his time) started giving him lessons despite it was deprecated (Foreigners couldn't apply to the Paris Conservatoire, and Offenbach was born in Germany). Offenbach played with Franz Liszt, Anton Rubinstein, and Felix Mendelssohn and is especially known for his operettas – a form he was one of the originators of. No matter what, he also composed in other genres, and many are not familiar with his smaller works. Here is his Duet No.2 for Two Cellos (Parts), Op.51. Watch amazing performance of a piece below:
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