All cello articles – Page 9
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NewsCello semi-finalists announced at Prague Spring Festival
Competition chooses twelve cellists to proceed to semi-final round at Academy of Performing Arts in Czech capital
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FocusIn my opinion, the Finzi Cello Concerto outshines the Elgar
British cellist Raphael Wallfisch explains why the Finzi concerto is a piece close to his heart – and why he continues to champion it to orchestras around the world
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Jian Wang on Brahms’s Cello Sonata No.2 in F Major, second and third movements
The Chinese cellist gives advice on how to play the middle movements of this colourful, passionate work, and calls on cellists’ capacity to play cantabile
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FocusSentimental work: Lynn Harrell on Bloch's Schelomo
For the US cellist, the singing qualities and narrative drive of Bloch’s Schelomo bring evocative memories and spiritual uplift. From the January 2017 issue
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VideoJohannes Moser performs Shostakovich Cello Sonata with Andrei Korobeinikov
German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser performs the second movement of Shostakovich’s Cello Sonata in D minor with pianist Andrei Korobeinikov. The two are currently on a Canadian recital tour
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NewsInstruments announced for Tokyo Stradivarius Festival 2018 exhibition
Eighteen Stradivari violins, a cello and a viola, plus an Andrea Amati will be featured
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FocusSession report: Gabriel Schwabe on recording the Schumann Cello Concerto
Until recently, Schumann’s works failed to connect with German cellist Gabriel Schwabe. But the opportunity to record them opened up a whole avenue of possibilities
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VideoBusoni's Kultaselle played on Stradivarius ‘Chigiano’ cello
In this video, cellist Erica Piccotti plays Busoni’s Kultaselle - variations on a Finnish theme on the Stradivari ‘Chigiano’ cello, with pianist Monica Cattarossi. The cello belongs to the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena and has been exhibited at the Museo del Violino, Cremona, as well as featuring in The ...
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FocusTechnique: Minna Rose Chung on double stopping and Tartini tones
Using ‘difference tones’ to perfect your intonation when tackling double stopping passagework
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FocusJan Vogler's 1707 ‘Fau, Castelbarco’ Stradivarius
In this extract from an article published in the August 2017 issue, Jan Vogler discusses how he first encountered the cello that is now his constant companion
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VideoLaura van der Heijden on why 1948 is the focus of her CD of Russian music
In this mini documentary, cellist Laura van der Heijden, pianist Petr Limonov and music historian Marina Frolova-Walker talk about why 1948 was such a watershed moment in Russian music, and why it became the focus of Van der Heijden’s debut CD Read: CD review – ‘Outstanding, original Russian recital from ...
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FocusFrom the archive: a 1724 cello by Alessandro Gagliano
In this article from the May 2005 issue, John Dilworth examines a fine 1724 cello by Alessandro Gagliano, founding father of the Neapolitan violin making dynasty
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ReviewDaniel Müller-Schott: Cello Reimagined – Bach, Haydn, Mozart
Enterprise and imagination make for a very fine cello recital
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VideoVivaldi's Concerto for Two Cellos – René Schiffer, Mimé Brinkmann – Apollo's Fire
This video features Apollo’s Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra, conducted from the harpsichord by Jeannette Sorrell, with cello soloists René Schiffer and Mimé Y. Brinkmann, performing Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto in G Minor for Two Cellos, RV 531. The performance took place as part of the Tanglewood Festival on ...
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ReviewValentin Silvestrov: Hieroglyphen Der Nacht (works for two cellos)
A composer in search of the music between silence and the unheard
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NewsOphélie Gaillard reunited with stolen Goffriller cello
Thieves make anonymous call and return instrument after seeing social media posts and realising its true value
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ReviewAllar Kaasik: Timeless Light – Estonian Cello Works
A meditative light shines through this collection of cello music
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NewsNadège Rochat and Rafael Aguirre - Ravel: Pièce en forme de Habanera
Cellist Nadège Rochat and guitarist Rafael Aguirre perfom Ravel’s Pièce en forme de Habanera. Originally written as a vocalise-étude, for voice without words and piano, it was subsequently arranged for cello and piano, and now exists in several versions for various instruments. Rochat plays a cello known as the ‘Vatican ...
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FocusCello journey: the best recordings of Ernest Bloch's Schelomo
Intended to be played as a seamless integrated whole, with an equality between the cellist and the orchestra, rather than as a concertante piece, Bloch’s Hebraic rhapsody Schelomo has been recorded by many cellists in numerous ways – and it seems that there is something special about almost all ...
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VideoAn orchestra of 158 cellos performs variations on 'Happy Birthday'
An orchestra of 158 cellos plays variations on ‘Happy Birthday’ in honour of Antonio Janigro on the 100th anniversary of his birth. The concert took place on 21 January 2018 at the Vatroslav Lisinski hall in Zagreb organised by the Antonio Janigro Association. Although born Italian, Janigro made Croatia his ...
