In class we listen to two different versions of Beethoven's pieces, first version is Yo-Yo Ma and the second version is Rostropovich. In the beginning part of the Yo-Yo Ma piece the cello and piano over lap a bit. It’s a slow and sweet part but it builds ever so slightly. The first time I had heard the piece the long pause before the abrupt and aggressive part of the piece had startled me. In this piece to me it seems that the piano had a much bigger and important part and over powers the cello.
Second piece, Rostropovich, the beginning the cello and piano have more of a conversation going back and forth that doesn’t overlap as much like the other version. The pause in this one was not as abrupt and harsh as in the Yo-Yo Ma, it was a shorter pause. The second half of this piece also does not feel as harsh and aggressive. To me it feels like the cello is being played in front of the piano and in the center of the piece. The piano was not protruded as dark as in the previous piece. Over all I enjoyed this piece better it had a more settle and sweeter tone throughout the whole piece where I felt the Yo-Yo Ma piece was more aggressive and flexed with its tone.
Second piece, Rostropovich, the beginning the cello and piano have more of a conversation going back and forth that doesn’t overlap as much like the other version. The pause in this one was not as abrupt and harsh as in the Yo-Yo Ma, it was a shorter pause. The second half of this piece also does not feel as harsh and aggressive. To me it feels like the cello is being played in front of the piano and in the center of the piece. The piano was not protruded as dark as in the previous piece. Over all I enjoyed this piece better it had a more settle and sweeter tone throughout the whole piece where I felt the Yo-Yo Ma piece was more aggressive and flexed with its tone. 
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