Cello & Piano 1: Cello: Instrumental Album

The E minor Cello Sonata is the first work for one solo instrument and Piano which the meticulous composer also had printed. In summer 1865 Brahms offered it to the publisher Simrock as a sonata “whose twoinstruments are both absolutely easy to play” – and rightly so: contrary to the later F-major Sonata op. 99 (HN 1135) this early sonata is technically less demanding yet musically more striking at the same time sothat it is a hit with amateurs and professionals alike. This Henle edition is based on the new Brahms Complete Edition and thus boasts besides in-depth comments a musical text revised according to the latest scholarlyfindings; as always the Cello part is enhanced with additional markings.

Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Throughout his life, Antonio Vivaldi wrote almost thirty instrumental works that use the cello as a solo instrument. Vivaldi knew how to tailor his music to the cello and in doing so, helped to establish this still young instrument in the music of that time. The Concerto RV 531 is the only double concerto in Vivaldi?s ?uvre for two solo violoncellos. The two solo parts take centre stage with virtuosic passages but lie on the instrument so well that they can be comfortably mastered by advanced students. The edition is based on the careful evaluation of Vivaldi?s autograph score which is the main source and several inconsistencies found in previous editions have been clarified. At the same time the edition allows for a flexible realisation of this concerto: it can be performed by a full tutti orchestra or by one performer per part. The cello part in the basso continuo group can be played by orchestral cellists or by the soloists./ Répertoire / 2 Violoncelles et Piano

Raymond Briggs' charming Christmas story about the adventures of a boy and the snowman that comes to life is a modern children's classic. The tales popularity has been further enhanced by frequent television broadcasts of theaward-winning cartoon film The Snowman.In this suite for Cello and Piano composer Howard Blake recreated the story in music based on the scenes from the film. The music includes the hit song Walking In TheAir

Gloriette was first performed at Leeds Castle Kent on 4th August 2008 by Julian Lloyd Webber.Commissioned by the Leeds Castle Foundation and named after the medieval building in which it was first performed on 5th August 2008.Includes both a score for the Piano and a separate Cello part.

Another volume in this highly acclaimed series premiering sensational new arrangements for cello. CELLOWISE 2 includes Lacrimosa by Mozart Paganini's La Campanella Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Brahms Waltzes Op. 39 and Bach's Gavotte en Rondeau from Violin Partita in E made famous by Segovia.With the drama and spectacle of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet acrobatic leaps and fun of the Fair in Moussorgsky's Gopak reflective chiaroscuro of the Brahms Waltzes the fireworks of Paganini's La Campanella mystical Lacrimosa of Mozart's Requiem or Bach's colourful variations in the Gavotte en Rondeau this selection explores vivid and dramatic themes fromthe great Classics. It is idiomatic to the cello clear and accessible in technical format and makes a practical and versatile concert handbook for cellists of all ages.ContentsBach    * 3. Polonaise (from Suite No. 2 BWV 1067)    * 4. Gavotte en Rondeau (from Partita No. 3 in E major BWV 1006)Brahms    * 7. Waltz op. 39 No. 9    * 8. Waltz op. 39 No. 15Handel    * 1. Hornpipe (from the Water Music)    * 2. Air (from the Water Music)Mozart    * 5. Lacrimosa (from the Requiem K626)Mussorgsky (Moussorgsky)    * 9. Gopak (from Sorochintsky Fair)Paganini    * 6. La CampanellaProkofiev    * 10. Montagues and Capulets (from Romeo and Juliet)

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.