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NEW EDITION: “Pioggia d’Aprile” for Cello and Piano by Carlo Alfredo Piatti

As soon as I realised that 2022 would have been the 200th anniversary of the birth of Italian cellist and composer Carlo Alfredo Piatti (1822–1901), I knew that something needed to be done. I quickly browsed my publishing plans for the nearest future and delayed everything else to make room for this composition. While PiattiContinue reading “NEW EDITION: “Pioggia d’Aprile” for Cello and Piano by Carlo Alfredo Piatti”

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”

Goltermann 4’s arrangement for string orchestra available now!

Just a very quick post to underline this achievement I am so proud of. After many months of tinkering, the new arrangement of Goltermann‘s fourth concerto for cello and orchestra is now available for cello and string orchestra. This is no mere reduction, but a true re-arrangement to make the whole orchestral material available forContinue reading “Goltermann 4’s arrangement for string orchestra available now!”

Jean-Baptiste Breval — Sonata op. 40 no. 5 per violoncello e basso

Continua il nostro viaggio all’interno delle sonate per violoncello e basso di Jean-Baptiste Breval (1753—1823). Quest’oggi presentiamo la quinta sonata dell’op. 40, in La maggiore. Per chi non la conoscesse, essa è stata portata alla ribalta dal grandissimo violoncellista Yo-Yo Ma che, nel novembre 1962, all’età di 7 anni, si esibì di fronte al presidenteContinue reading “Jean-Baptiste Breval — Sonata op. 40 no. 5 per violoncello e basso”

Le Sonate per violoncello e basso di Breval

All’inizio di questa settimana ho avuto il piacere di iniziare un’ottima collaborazione con il M°. Yuriy Leonovich, professore di violoncello presso la Bob Jones University di Greenville, Caroline del Sud (USA). Da diverso tempo discutevamo sul “da che brano” cominciare con le nostre edizioni critiche pedagogiche e, riflettendo su quali brani i nostri allievi diContinue reading “Le Sonate per violoncello e basso di Breval”