Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85 his last notable work is a cornerstone of the solo Cello repertoire. In contrast with Elgar's earlier Violin Concerto which is lyrical and passionate the Cello Concerto written in the aftermath of the First World War is for the most part contemplative and elegiac. The four-movement concerto scored for solo Cello 2 Flutes 2 Oboes 2 Clarinets in A 2 Bassoons 4 Horns in F 2 Trumpets in C 3 Trombones Tuba Timpani and Strings did not achieve wide popularity until the 1960s however is now regarded to 'rank not only among his finest works but among the greatest ofits kind' (Michael Kennedy).Sir Edward William Elgar was an English composer many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Although Elgar is often regarded as ‘typically English’ most of his musical influences were not from England but from continental Europe.

Easy to intermediate arrangements designed to bring out the finest qualities of the cello. Includes folksongs dances and works by Debussy Chopin and Brahms. The cello part is also included on a separate insert.

For violin cello and piano'The title 'Time Will Pronounce'is taken from the last lines of Joseph Brodsky’s poem 'Bosnia Tune' which deals with the horror of the unnecessary unacceptable daily deaths in Bosnia during 1992 (andstill in 1993): ‘Time whose sharp blood-thirsty quill parts the killed from those who kill will pronounce the latter tribe as your type’. The violin and cello are (generally) treated as a unit independent of the piano. Theform (generally) alternates slow and fast tempi without motivation. The musical ideas are (generally) carried over from section to section. (Generally) the harmonic melodic and textual materials features third and semitonesderived (generally) from the movement of the bass part in the opening bars.

Rachmaninov wrote the wordless Vocalise in 1912 originally for Voice and Piano. It is probably one of his most popular Vocal works famous for its beautiful soaring melody. This popularity has led the work to be transcribed for several instruments and this edition is for Cello with Piano accompaniment. Set for the ABRSM Cello Syllabus Grade 7.

Essential short pieces for the cello selected and edited by Julian Lloyd Webber in one attractive volume.

Six Suites for Violoncello BWV 1007-1012-August Wenzinger's edition of Johann Sebastian Bachs famous cello suites has become the recognized edition for cellists today. Wenzinger's year-long experience in the field of the performance practice of early music has left its mark on this edition and makes an outstanding guide for an authentic interpretation.

extrait du Carnaval des animaux-A flowing gliding piece in which Saint-Saens perfectly evokes the elegant and dignified movements of a Swan. Perhaps the best known of his outstanding suite of tone poems Carnival of Animals. This transcription for Cello and Piano accompaniment.

Graded solos for players of all standards. The pieces are complete in themselves and require no accompaniment. Includes If I Were A Rich Man Basin Street Blues Paper Roses and Yesterday.

First performed in April 1981 by Ronan Jablonski and Krystyna Brucinska in Warsaw.

The purpose of these transcriptions in the first position is to enable the young violoncello pupil to play and enjoy Bach after one year or less of instruction.Bach's Suites for Solo Violincello and Sonatas for Violoncelloand Piano are so difficult technically that years of practice are required before a student can attempt to play them.It is hoped that these pieces will prove to be a useful addition to the limited repertoire of thebeginning cellist.