In the piece, the great virtuoso composer-pianist wanted to elevate his instrument beyond any sense of accompaniment. Cello and piano are equals in this lavish music. Most of the themes are introduced ...

The story goes that Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich liked English composer Benjamin Britten’s music, but he thought the ...

Historical response to the cello endpin, which anchors the instrument to the floor, has alternated between acceptance and ...

It's pretty wild that this i written just before Boccherini. And people are experimenting with what the cello can do. And this piece is, it goes kind of into, I'd say viola range.

Coveted by musicians and scholars around the world, some 64 unpublished scores are kept there — solo cello pieces, chamber music and even an orchestral work. Only about 25 of Cassadó's works ...

They’re quintessential cello pieces that might as well appear in the dictionary next to the entries for “soothing” and “elegant,” which makes them perfect choices for movies and TV. They’re also both ...

In the upcoming weeks, concertgoers can hear all of Bach’s “Cello Suites” played by Alisa Weilerstein in a Chamber Music Northwest performance (Feb. 4) and the first four suites by cellists ...

That piece for me this time was the Brahms Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major. It’s such a bold, confident piece. I always love Brahms’ music, so that sonata has always been on my bucket list. To balance ...

All cello pieces will be transposed for violin in this special tribute to the late cellist Jessica Chen, a close friend of Mizutani’s, a member of the Impact World Strings Chamber Ensemble and a ...