What is yoru favourite piece of music that you have in your collection for the cello?

I am always interested in finding out what else is out there that I have missed. I love hearing new 'stuff'.

Bargiel's - "Adagio" - a beautiful piece. I have a CD with Steven Isserlis playing it - always transports me somewhere else!

Tassimo, watch Jacqueline Du Pre play the Elgar cello concerto on Youtube. You'll learn something

too!

Also a wonderful piece is the Hofmann cello concerto, see Sol Gabetta play a section of it in rehearsal on YouTube.

Thanks for the suggestions. I am going to go and have a listen

Yer --- learn how it should be done

Trying toooooooooo

Now you have your re-nowed cello book by Tortelio (sorry cannot remember how to spell his name) - you will be fab-u-lus.

Anyone remember him - he used to give master classes on t.v.

How about some jazz, Tassimo?

Search Youtube for the Rastrelli Cello Quartet playing 'Take Five'. They're excellent.

Do you mean Paul Tortellier? He was pretty good (understatement!) In fact, just buy his EMI recordings box set, that pretty much covers the bases for standard Cello repertoire (no jazz though...)

Wow.....JC have you been moonlighting! Have you had a go at this piece?

They are great and an absolute inspiration. I think that I wouldn't mind have a go at some jazz now.

Yes, I begin his book next week.....I have played one of his pieces and it was great.

Yes -- just could not remember how to spell name --- quite a while ago. I can remember watching him on t.v. every week. I cannot every remember him doing jaz Never mind!




Thats what i like to hear.

Heh heh! I thought I'd give it a go ... in a few thousand years. But they're great aren't they! I sent the link to my teacher, who also really liked it. I'm looking forward to getting a bit better, so I can start to improvise on the cello. Right now, though, I'd be happy if I got first position intonation right now and then.




What is this book? I want to play too!

Tell me about it. Today I have a two hour lesson and over an hour was spent just going up and down the strings to try to improve intonation. I hurt like crazy after, but it was great. Every time I was a millimetre out she just said 'stop...go back...try again'. What a difference after though, just playing a very simple tune was so different.

Like you I just can't wait to move on a bit. It's great though isn't it. I was playing the South Bank theme today which was fun.

Yes it's great. I serenaded my neighbour with a boisterous rendition of Ode to Joy this morning before work. I think, as I left, I could hear him sharpening his axe.

Have you heard Aaron Minsky's Etudes? There are videos of him playing them on Youtube. I received the ten American cello etudes book in the post earlier in the week and they are great fun to play - if a little difficult in places.

For you or the cello??

Just had a look at these......I think that I need a few more lessons yet but he is FAB! Thank you.

Both, I expect. Hopefully he'll go for the saxophone first though - that'll blunt the axe a bit.

These are evil to play but great fun!

My favourite cello piece is probably the Faure Elegie, because it's simply GORGEOUS. I've always wanted to play it, and I'm not too far off it now. There's a book edited by Julian Lloyd Webber called 'The Great Cello Solos' which has this and various other beautiful cello pieces (like a Mendelssohn Song Without Words, which is sublime). The other essential is the Bach Cello Suites, which are just a compendium of genius.

Can you tell I get pretty excited about cello music!?!