Paul Tortelier's 'Mon Cirque' suite uses hand movements and finger positions that only a virtuoso cellist could execute, vividly bringing circus sights and sounds to life.
Composer Biography
Alexander Tcherepnin, a cosmopolitan composer, grew up immersed in music, with composers like Liadov, Cui, Rimsky-Korsakov, Prokofiev, and Stravinsky as regular visitors to his family home.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Miklós Rózsa's 'Toccata Capricciosa' is a tribute to cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, reflecting his vitality, open-heartedness, buoyancy, and bravado rather than being an elegy.
Album & Artwork
This album, 'Cello Solo Journey', focuses on the renaissance of the cello in the last century as an instrument capable of standing alone, without accompaniment.
Composition History
Sergei Prokofiev's Sonata Op.134 was left unfinished at his death in March 1953, the very last piece he began work on.
Performer Biography
Luciano Tarantino, the cellist on this album, plays a Carlo Antonio Testore cello from 1736 and a bow made by Jacques Poullot.
Compositional Technique
The Suite by Alexander Tcherepnin features pentatonic melodies and an oriental flavor, along with technical challenges like multiple stopping and ricochet bowing.
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