2022: a publishing-year in review (Episode 1)

At the beginning of 2022 I realised that if I wanted this publishing business to become anything more than a free-time pastime, I had to do change course, and decisively. I therefore resolved to challenge myself: I was to publish at least twelve editions in 2022, that is, one per month. If I failed, IContinue reading “2022: a publishing-year in review (Episode 1)”

Christmas Carols 2022 — ep. 4 (…and how I’m doing this!)

Today’s update on my Christmas Carols arrangement project will be somehow richer than the previous ones, since I want to share with you more about the process. Come, ye lofty First, let’s talk about today’s main character, the song Come, ye lofty. There is not too much information available on the context under which thisContinue reading “Christmas Carols 2022 — ep. 4 (…and how I’m doing this!)”

NEW EDITION: Bernhard Cossmann – Mélodie Suisse and Canzonetta Napolitana for cello and piano, Op. 1

This article is an expanded version of the Editorial Notes that can be found in the published edition, available at this link. A promotional video can be watched here below: EDITORIAL NOTES Cossmann … a name whose sheer sound inspires fear and respect in the heart of every cellist. At the same time, his nameContinue reading “NEW EDITION: Bernhard Cossmann – Mélodie Suisse and Canzonetta Napolitana for cello and piano, Op. 1”

Piatti @200: announcing the piano accompaniment to Bach’s Suite 1

There comes a time in a cellist’s life when they feel the primal call, the irresistible need to do something with Bach’s Suites. For me, that time is now! This edition is the first part of yet another gargantuan project, which I hope will develop into something useful for all cellists around me. We beginContinue reading “Piatti @200: announcing the piano accompaniment to Bach’s Suite 1”

New Edition: Piatti “La Corsa” for cello and piano

Having the honour of curating the complete re-edition of Carlo Alfredo Piatti’s compositions (1822—1901) is, for a cellist, the dream of a lifetime. During the ordinary course of Italian academic studies, his Capriccios (op. 25) for solo cello occupy several years of study, while the benefits they bring to one’s virtuoso technique and expression neverContinue reading “New Edition: Piatti “La Corsa” for cello and piano”