Category Archives: Musica Classica

Dotzauer Project: announcing the Twenty-four Exercises for two cellos, Op. 159

This article is an expanded and enriched version of the Editorial Notes you will find in the published edition, which you can find here. A promotional video can be watched here below: Producing this edition Hunting for the source Preparing this second instalment of my complete Dotzauer republishing project was much harder than I initiallyContinue reading “Dotzauer Project: announcing the Twenty-four Exercises for two cellos, Op. 159”

Artistic Score Engraving — April Newsletter

Dear all, We are here, one month later, with some glimpse of peace in a hopefully not too far future, even if it is hard to fathom all the consequences these events will bring on our lives. My warmest thoughts go to all those suffering, in every corner of the world, especially to those painfullyContinue reading “Artistic Score Engraving — April Newsletter”

Dotzauer Project: a deep dive on the Twelve Pieces, Op. 58

Foreword It was a rainy day in early 2012, in Sion, south-west Switzerland. Few months had passed since my forced decision of abandoning my studies there with my cello teacher, Prof. Marcio Carneiro, shortly after completing my Bachelor of Music path. The Euro currency had dramatically fallen, and my parents had decided not to economicallyContinue reading “Dotzauer Project: a deep dive on the Twelve Pieces, Op. 58”

NEW EDITION: Arrangement of David Popper’s “Wie einst in schöner’n Tagen”, for two cellos

As a cello teacher, it is paramount that I always have an accompaniment ready to play with my students at any moment. This may prove easy if the repertoire is made of cello duets or baroque/classical sonatas for cello and basso, but it may become a problem when the piece is original for cello andContinue reading “NEW EDITION: Arrangement of David Popper’s “Wie einst in schöner’n Tagen”, for two cellos”

God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

This year’s Christmas publication is God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, one of the oldest carols of the English tradition, in two versions: for string quartet and for cello quartet. The source for this edition has been the choral part found in Christmas Carols New & Old, edited by John Stainer (1840–1901) and firstly published byContinue reading “God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen”