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Six years ago, fate had me stumble across a YouTube video of Mischa Maisky playing the Sarabande from Bach’s first cello suite. I don’t know why, but I decided to rent a cello with the goal of playing this song, at least badly. I didn’t have a teacher nor any more sophisticated plan beyond that. […]
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Giovanni Battista Sammartini’s Sonatas for Cello & B.C.
April 17th, 2023 
Awake Goy The Cello Sonatas presented here mark the transition between Baroque and Classicism, music full of charm, gracefulness, cantabile melodies and instrumental flourish. Source
Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1: A Timeless Classic Performed Beautifully
April 9th, 2023 Awake Goy Performance: Daisy Lai Music Recording: Yuu Ay Mixing: Yuu Ay Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007, is a composition for solo cello by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is a widely recognized masterpiece in the cello repertoire, and is often performed and studied by cellists around the world. This suite is known […]
The Great Romantic Cello Concertos
June 29th, 2022 Awake Goy The ever-larger orchestral forces of the 19th century and beyond required much more care from the composer to avoid overwhelming the solo cellist in the lower register. Source
Classical Music – Cello Collection
August 20th, 2020 Awake Goy Some of the great classical masters had quite an affection for the music that a cello is able to produce. Here is a good collection of pieces that highlight the cello’s beauty. [embedded content]
‘Incredible dream’: €1.3mn cello returned to artist after whirlwind social media plea (PHOTOS)
February 18th, 2018 Awake Goy The cellist, once voted instrumentalist of the year by her peers, had a Francesco Goffriller 1837 cello robbed last Thursday outside her home in the French capital. She was reportedly held up by a person wielding a knife. READ MORE: 400yo viola left looking like ‘car ran over it’ following Alitalia flight (PHOTOS) Following the plea, […]
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