Arrangements – Epp. 8-15

Thank you, Maestro Meneses announcing the release of the Projeto Puccini, the last unfinished idea of the Brazilian cello master’s brilliant mind This article is an expanded version of the Editorial Notes that can be found in the complete book version of the Projeto Puccini. This initiative covers seven of the most famous arias fromContinue reading “Arrangements – Epp. 8-15”

The Gift of Friendship

An Artistic Score Engraving update from January 2025 Dear all, Happy New Year! I wish you a year full of love, success, robust health, and immersed in great music! What are your plans for this year? What music are you going to play or listen to? Are you planning any great event in your life?Continue reading “The Gift of Friendship”

Piatti Opera Omnia — Episode 4

announcing the Quartettino “In Vacanza” for four cellos This article is an expanded version of the Editorial Notes that can be found in the published edition, available digitally here, and as a physical book here. A scrolling-score video of this piece can be watched here. Editorial Notes Carlo Alfredo Piatti (Bergamo, 1822 — Crocette diContinue reading “Piatti Opera Omnia — Episode 4”

Arrangements – Epp. 6-7

Fly on golden wings! Announcing the updated edition of the Va’ Pensiero by Giuseppe Verdi, arranged for Cello Ensemble The first public performance of the opera Nabucco, in 1842, marks the year when Giuseppe Verdi (Roncole, 1813—Milano, 1901) achieved the utmost success and recognition as an opera composer. The Va’, pensiero, specifically, taken from theContinue reading “Arrangements – Epp. 6-7”

Arrangements — Episode 3

_Goyescas,_ an opera in one act and three tableaux by Spanish composer Enrique **Granados** (1867–1916), saw the light in 1915, based on the libretto by Fernando **Periquet** y Zuaznaba and based on melodies taken from the eponymous Suite for piano solo written by Granados himself four years before.