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Ellen
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(6/22/01 6:22:02
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Vargas Cello
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I've had these Laszlo Vargas cello quartets for a number of months
now. Once David Sanders recommends something...
Initially I
was put off because they are handwritten, and my eyeballs have
enough trouble with regular music. At least I don't have to share a
stand! Then there was a small matter of having three other cellists
in the same room at the same time with the competence to play some
of the quartets. Anyway, thanks to an upcoming adult recital, push
came to shove and we are undertaking these finally!
Today
there were two of us reading through at lessons, and it went better
than I expected. The parts must be very well integrated because we
definitely had major gaps. I'm anxious to hear it all come together,
as the arrangements were spoken so highly of. E
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Bobbie
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(6/22/01 6:36:22 pm)
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Which quartets?
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Tracie
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(6/23/01 2:44:24
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Re: Vargas Cello
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They're really great to play, and usually challenging! We've done a
number of them at our CelloFest.
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David
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(6/23/01 9:29:45
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They're great, aren't they! Which ones are you doing?
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Ellen
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(6/24/01 8:54:00
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Schubert Songs, Chopin Prelude in E Minor, Bach Sarabande and
Bourree. I have Bach Suites 5 and 6 and as much as we wanted to try
No. 6, there just aren't four of us in Monica's studio who can play
up to the necessary level. Something to shoot for, though, right? It
would be nice to hear four OTHER celli play them, though, in the
interim.
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Bobbie
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(6/24/01 9:44:33 pm)
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We did that Bach at Black Glove last summer and it was almost my
favorite of what we did although the Bourree was hard.
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David
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(6/24/01 10:05:39
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One of the few things that Varga has done that I haven't been wild
about have been the unaccompanied Bach Suites. To me they just don't
work for cello ensemble. Not enough harmony.
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zambocello
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(6/26/01 1:53:56 am)
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I too like Varga's Cello Q4s. I studied with him for a few years
and played many of them during that time. He has made scores of
arrangements and publishes them through his own company, Musicelli.
Some of them are distributed by Shar.
He still makes lots of
arrangements. In fact, he's waiting for me to complete Finale
preparing of his edition of the A Major CPE Bach Concerto, in D.
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