This work was commissioned by Yutaka Fujishima and the Xebec Hall. It was first performed by Ryoichi Fujimori in Mito Japan on 10th November 1996. Duration: 8 minutes 10 seconds. The following equipment is required: 1full-size CD player (not a portable) with a clearly readable time counter display set next to the cellist 1 microphone for the cello 1 digital reverb 1 mixing desk 1 stereo amplifier at least 2 high qualityloudspeakers.Quoting Karen Tanaka: The title comes from the Song of Solomon of the Old Testament which is a beautiful song of love.I have attempted to project this sensual song of love onto the sound of cello and computer.My intention was to weave color and scent into the sound while blending the ancient story and today's technology. The sound of cello is consistently gentle and tender.CD Rom available separately for sale.

Written on the occasion of Paul Sacher’s birthday this 3 Strophes Sur Le Nom De Sacher features three Cello pieces composed by Henri Dutilleux and reviewed by Mstislav Rostropovitch. It was first performed in an audition by the latter in 1982. Henri Dutilleux composed the first part of this volume for the celebration and added the final two pieces later in 1976. The whole set requires the lowest strings of the Cello to be turned lower: G string to F sharp and C string to B flat. A quotation from Bartok’s piece 'Music for Strings Percussion and Celesta' can be noticed atthe end of the first verse. For upper-advanced / experienced players. Henri Dutilleux was internationally acclaimed for his work winning prizes such as the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society and the UNESCO's International Rostrum of Composers among many others. His work also includes a Piano sonata two symphonies the Cello concerto 'Tout un monde lointain' (A whole distant world) the Violin concerto 'L'arbre des songes' (The tree of dreams) and the string quartet 'Ainsi la nuit' (Thus the night).

Niels Rosing-Schow's 2014 piece Views From A High Place for solo Cello. The work ‘Views from a High Place’ is a rhapsodic piece revisiting characteristic solo passages from both of my Cello concertos. The different musical ‘views’ share the instrument’s high register as the point from which there is a view. - Niels Rosing-Schow.

Version B-Niels Rosing-Schow's 2014 piece Views From A High Place for solo Cello. Version B. The work ‘Views from a High Place’ is a rhapsodic piece revisiting characteristic solo passages from both of my Cello concertos. The different musical ‘views’ share the instrument’s high register as the point from which there is a view. Version B was written for the Danish String Players Contest 2014. - Niels Rosing-Schow

For solo Cello.'The title evokes the two gestures which are at the origin of the work: on the one hand the pattern which I call 'spinning tops' turning around on the one spot or undergoing changes and on the other timeless moments centred on the sound colour and texture.The entire piece unfolds either around or between these two gestures. I chose to re-tune the instrument in order to personalise the harmonic writing: the fifths arereplaced by structures favouring major sixths and minor thirds.Challenged by this scodatura the sonority of Spins and Spells reminds me of the music and the instrumental colours of another age far older than those ofthe cello that we know although seen and transformed again through my own universe.' - Kaija Saariaho

Hans Abrahamsen HYMNE for cello solo (1990) Edited by Morten Zeuthen or for viola solo Version 1994 Edited by Claus Myrup Programnote Hans Abrahamsen HYMN The work is written to Louise (Lerche) for the 25th anniversary of the Lerchenborg Music Days. The work is a variation for cello solo on a theme from Poul Rovsing Olsen's LUNA (from THE PLANETS). Hans Abrahamsen 1990

The composer Patrick Burgan and the giant of French music Henri Dutilleux formed real elective affinities with each other. Dutilleux never missed an oppor­tunity to mention the high esteem in which he held the younger musician’s work. Dedicated to the memory of Henri Dutilleux Songe À La Douceur takes its title from the 2nd verse of 'L’Invitation au Voyage' from the 'Fleurs du mal' by Baudelaire – a poet who was a constant source of inspiration for Dutilleux.    Burgan invites listeners to explore the musical universe of the French master: the numerous quotations of his work duly flagged in the score form a superb constellation that stretches from the Mystère de l’Instant to the Deuxième Symphonie via the quartet Ainsi la nuit Métaboles and the concerto for cello Tout un monde lointain. Reflecting L’Invitation au Voyage the composer follows the principle of verse and refrain and the hypnotic return of the soft chords in pizzicato echoes the famous lines: “Là tout n’est qu’ordre et beauté / Luxe calme et volupté”. This tribute in the form of a delicate alchemy combines sparkle sweetness and spirit.

This is the Solo Part for Cello Concerto by Thomas Agerfeldt Olesen (2015). Written to Nicolas Altstaedt on commission from Århus Symfoniorkester and Die Duisburger Philharmoniker with support from The Danish Arts Foundation First perfomance in Århus Sept 24 2015.

Bryce Dessner's Tuusula for solo Cello. This work was commissioned by Meidän Festivaali Sounds from a Safe Harbour and National Sawdust.

Work for Solo Cello dating from 1980. May be performed with Solo Intimo as Sonata in due Tempi.

Solo cello part. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

Mod Aften for Cello solo was composed by Per Nørgård in 2009. Based on 'Aftonland' for choir from 1954.