Tag Archives: cello
London Cello Connection
Varied contemporary works for cello + orchestra. Play!
Lavena–in your hands
Ranging from intense to lyrical, widely varying pieces by different composers.
Forward Music Project 1.0
Cellist Amanda Gookin performs these solo cello pieces with electronics, sounds, voices, all composed by women. Very abstract and varied.
Bloch, Muczynski, Reger–20th Century Music for Cello
Modern, solo cello works from 1916 to 1966–Muczynski’s fun!
#CelloUnlimited
Mostly modern solo cello works by European composers, a range of rhythms, nice mix!
Cello Solo Journey
Lots of composers, a varying mix of solo cello, mostly modern, abstract. “Blues Op. 1” is fun! Play!
Bax, Cassado, Dallapiccola, Ligeti–Works for Solo Cello
Abstract solo cello, mostly modern, nice!
Hindemith, Heiden, Skolnick–Works for Violoncello and Piano
Unknown, or rarely performed pieces. Skolnick’s particularly wonderful! Play!
Esa-Pekka Salonen and Kaija Saariaho–Works for Solo Cello
Contemporary pieces, some agitation and tension, play most!
Dutch Cello Sonatas
From two Dutch/German composers Witte and Hutschenruyter, lovely, Romantic pieces. Play!
Vernacular
Cellist Saeunn Thorstensdottir plays these very abstract solo pieces by Icelandic composers. Plucking, squeaking and other sounds. Halgrimsson’s lyrical. Play!
Cello Sonatas of Richard Strauss and Edvard Grieg
One concerto each by Strauss and Grieg, neither of whom is known for chamber works. Grieg struggled with his piece.
A Page From
Caitlin Sullivan performs these (mostly) solo works by contemporary composers, including Andres, Kahane, Snider and others–nice, slow and abstract. Play!
Shostakovich & Kabalevsky–Cello Sonatas
These sonatas cover all of the emotional range from rage to tranquillity. Excellent!
Echoes of Bach
Mike Block’s exploration of Bach and other composer’s Bach-like pieces. Play!
Codificaciones
Solo cello/electronic pieces by young Mexican composers–classical/avant–some quite lovely. Play most!
Celebrating David Geringas
Cellist performs diverse pieces including some from Lithuanian composers, his ethnic background. Play!
Faure, Franck, Ravel & Poulenc
Cello and piano works by these Romantic, and Impressionist French composers. Play!
Troika
The title refers to 3 Russian composers (Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff) plus some contemporary works by the Beatles, Pussy Riot and Viktor Tsoi. Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O’ Reilly perform. Play most!
The British Cello
Mostly elegant and gracious works for cello & piano, modern and contemporary. Play
Afierossis–Solo Cello
Somber, elegant and modern pieces for solo cello by Ligeti, Sallinen, Rozsa and more. Play!
Ashley Walter-Sweet Anxiety
Cellist Walters performs abstract/avant works by Deyoe, Berio, Smith and others, ranging from droning, tapping and slapping. Sounds from a cello that you wouldn’t expect.
Different Things
Modern works for piano and cello, varying in style and very interesting! Play! With works by Glass, Rota, Schnittke and Korngold.
Cello Style
A collection of modern, abstract solo cello works, including Henze, Stockhausen, Britten and Sciarrino, amongst others. Play!
Laura Metcalf–First Day
Stylistically varying pieces for cello with piano: “classical”, Latin, jazz, Impressionistic…Play!
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