14 Pieces For Cello And Piano

These four pieces for Cello and Piano accompaniment were composed separately between the years 1901 and 1910 and appeared in print in several different versions ranging from piano solo to full orchestra. They were all primarily written however for cello and piano so appear here in their original form. The editor - Julian Lloyd Webber - has been responsible for the addition of bowings and fingerings.

The Sheku Kanneh-Mason Cello Collection combines the artist’s renowned performance repertoire with his own inspirational compositions, all as performed by Sheku himself. Suitable for the intermediate cellist and beyond, this dynamic volume is sure to spark a desire to perform. With commentary from Sheku revealing the stories behind the pieces and his own expert advice, this collection is a must-have for all aspiring cellists./ Recueil / Violoncelle et Piano

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Op 102-Although Schumann had learnt the cello for a while in his youth he only began to compose for this instrument in later life. Apart from the cello concerto only his Five Pieces op. 102 have survived as original works for thecello. Clara was delighted with them: 'These are pieces in folk style with such a freshness and originality that I was enchanted'. The 'Neue Zeitschrift für Musik' wrote: 'These pieces are less apt for a virtuoso player than awell versed one who can speak on his instrument with tone and meaning.' This edition in the best Urtext quality is particularly to be recommended for teaching purposes and for making music at home.

CELLOWISE is an exciting new collection of arrangements from the popular classics. The standard is from Grade 3 upwards and included are Bach Badinerie Handel Sarabande Haydn Gipsy Rondo Gossec Gavotte and Tambourin Brahms Hungarian Dance and other favourites with attached CD of top quality performances making a pleasant and varied recital programme both to listen to and of course to play. Cellowise is featured on the 2014 Bauhinia Cup String Competition in Hong Kong and is on the current syllabuses of Trinity College London the Musik-PrüfungsKommission in Vienna and the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin 2015-2018.FOOTNOTE TO CONTENTSOriginally a folk-dance from Medieval Spain the Sarabande became the spiritual centre-point of the 18th. Century dance suite and well-known to cellists through the Bach Suites.The Badinerie is a musical haiku stunning in its precision and economy of means and like a poem condenses much meaning and expression into few words.Sir Yehudi Menuhin once called the 'Erbarme Dich' solo the most beautiful piece of music ever written for the violin. This poignant duet for voice and obligato is about remorse betrayal and the universal theme of suffering. It is one of the centre-pieces of the St. Matthew Passion and is sung after Peter has denied Christ betraying him to the authorities and to his Crucifixion.Gavotte and Tambourin. These two Dances reflect the political opposites of the French Revolution - one a popular dance for partying and celebration the other more courtly and considered a favourite of Marie Antoinette.Rondo all'Ongarese and Hungarian Dance.Hungarian Folk music is fiery and impassioned with virtuoso techniques of embellishment and improvisation. Haydn and Brahms incorporated these elements into Classical forms.Like other Romantic and early-Romantic composers (Mendelssohn and Schubert) Brahms was attracted to Scotland as a wild and beautiful country of myth and

On The Fiddle consists of three pieces derived from scores to three Peter Greenaway films. The first piece Full Fathom Five is a version of the Shakespeare song setting made for Prospero'sBooks (1990).The second Angelfish Decay is an arrangement of an arrangement: the music for the speeded up time lapse decaying animal sequences in A Zed And Two Noughts (1985) was written for twoviolins and a harpsichord. This was subsequently 'reduced' to a violin solo for Zoo Caprices (1986). For On The Fiddle a piano part has been added.The final piece Miserere Paraphrase was writtenfor use in The Cook The Thief His Wife And Her Lover (1989) and is a transcription of Nyman's setting of the 'Miserere' text (Psalm 51) sung in the film by a boy soprano and mixed chorus.This version for celloand piano written in 1997. Duration c.15 mins.