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TerryM
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(10/15/00 5:59:22 pm)
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Some
original Dvorak for Cello and Piano
I recently bought a CD called "The
Bohemian Cello" (Koch/Shwann Musica Mundi 3-6723-2) that contains
some, relatively unknown, but very listenable cello music. One of
the pieces is a Polonaise in A major written by Dvorak. This piece
is an original piece for cello and piano written for the cellist
Alois Neruda and was published posthumously. It is quite an
attractive piece, with a lot of thematic interest and modulations,
lasting, in all, about 8 minutes. I am wondering if anyone has
played this piece and why it is so little known (at least I think it
is little known).
Also on this CD is a piece by Jan Vaclav
Vorisek (1791-1825), titled "Introduction and Variations in D." This
is also a good piece of music written in a late classical style, but
forshadowing Schumann. There are two pieces, a romance and a
capriccio by Oskar Nedbal (1874-1928), a pupil of Dvorak. These two
pieces, in more of a salon style, are also quite
listenable.
The CD also has a well played version of the
Janacek's Pohadka (Fairy Tale). This is a very good piece of music
and, in my opinion, much neglected. The CD concludes with Four
Nocturnes for cello and piano by Martinu, as well as his Variations
on a theme by Rossini, all enjoyable as well.
The cellist is
Markus Nyikos, who is a memeber of the 12 Philharmonic Cellist in
Berlin and the pianist is Jaroslav Smykal. They have been playing
together since 1969.
Terry
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Stefan79
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(10/16/00 4:11:34 am)
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Janacek
Hi Terry,
I'm working
towards a recital in April next year and was thinking of playing
'Pohadka', I just love Janacek's music! I've never heard the piece,
but I guess that if it's written by J. it's probably a very good
piece of music. 
Well,
since I've never heard it I was wondering some things...how long is
it? How technically difficult is it? On a scale from 0 to
10...
I'll probably be playing the Franck and Debussy sonatas to,
do you think that Pohadka would match those?
- Stefan
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TerryM
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(10/16/00 7:33:45 am)
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Re:
Janacek
Hi Stefan,
Pohadka is about
11-12 minutes in playing time. It is, I would estimate, a fairly
difficult piece (8-9?), but certainly not beyond your present
playing level of Franck and Debussy. The piece, which is in 6 flats,
opens with pizicatto chords. The piano part will require a fairly
good pianist. The music is very rhythmic with several changes in
key.
If you want to buy the music you can get a first-rate
edition, which also contains Janacek's Presto for cello and piano,
from Musica Bona in the Czech Republic. They can be found at:
www.musicabona.com/
You
can get their critical edition for US$17.95. I have this edition in
my collection and the printing and paper quality are excellent. If
you would like I can make you an MP3 of the piece and send it to
you. The file would be fairly large. Let me know.
How are
your studies going?
Terry
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Stefan79
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(10/16/00 9:10:08 am)
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My
studies
Hi,
My studies...well, at the
moment I'm trying to learn how to move my bow in a straight line,
and I'm discovering that it's not the easiest thing to do...
I
just had a cello lesson about 30 minutes ago. We played some scales,
some Sevcik, op. 3, she told me that she wants me to play the Piatti
Caprice No. 1 next week, so I guess I'll have to practice
that...Then we worked on the second movement of the Prokofieff
Symphony-Concerto, op. 125. It was really fun and I managed to play
at least three pages before she told me to stop...next week I'll
play at least four pages...!!
I'm going to Stockholm to play in a masterclass with the
principal cellist from the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in the
middle of November, I'll probably play the Symphony-Concerto, first
and second movement...
I had a long talk with my teacher abut the
recital and she said that it would probably be a good idea to play
something shorter in the beginning (she suggested the Beethoven
Variations), then play a piece for solo cello and let the pianist
play a solo piece before playing the Franck in the end. In other
words, the Debussy is out...I guess I'll just have to play it in
another concert. She wants me to play the Crumb solo sonata...I went
to the school's library and borrowed the music...ARGH!! It looks
soooo difficult...I haven't had the time to try and play it on the
cello yet...but it sure looks really hard...
We're
playing Nielsen #5 in the school symphony orchestra in a couple of
weeks, but first there's a chamber music project with Mr. Simon
Rowland-Jones (sp?) from London. I'll be playing the Martinu Trio
for flute/cello/piano and the Händel-Halvorsen
Passacaglia.
That's about
it...
- Stefan
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