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

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.

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.

Instrumental Play-Along-A wonderful and exciting collection of Classical favourites from the Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along Series. Featuring fifteen solo arrangements of pieces from some of the great composers such as Beethoven's Ode To Joy Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty Waltz and Blue Danube Waltz by Strauss. Backing tracks are included to access online with and without melody for you to play with accompaniment as if part of a full ensemble or orchestra This volume is also available with arrangements for individual Woodwind Brass and String instruments.

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.

Description Benedetto Marcello: Six Sonatas For Cello Or Double Bass Six Sonatas for Cello or Double Bass with Piano accompaniment. Songlist Six Sonatas For Cello (Double Bass) And Piano

Description Solos For The Cello Player Seventeen intermediate level pieces representing various stylistic periods. Songlist Allegro (Violin Sonata Op.1 No.15) [Handel, George Frideric] Allegro Spiritoso [Senaille, Jean Baptiste] Andante [Beethoven, Ludwig Van] Andante (Orfeo) [Gluck, Christoph Willibald] Aria [Lotti, Antonio] Country Dance [Weber, Carl Maria Von] La Cinquantaine (Air In The Olden Style) [Marie, Gabriel] Larghetto (Violin Sonata Op.1 No.13) [Handel, George Frideric] Lento (Five Pieces In A Popular Mood) [Schumann, Robert] Lullaby [Brahms, Johannes] Menuet (Divertimento In D, K334) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Nina (Canzonetta) [Pergolesi, Giovanni] Romance [Debussy, Claude] Sicilienne [Faure, Gabriel] The Swan (Carnival Of The Animals) [Saint-Saens, Camille] Two Bourrees (Third Cello Suite] [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Village Song [Popper, David]