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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 Views: 0
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 Views: 0
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] Views: 0
‘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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