15 easy cello pieces for the second year-More Cello Fun the sequel to Cello Fun is meant for second year cello pupils. As before a real orchestra plays along with you on the accompanying CD. Many of the titles show that several musical instruments may join you for example an oboe or a flute amongst others. You can easily tell by looking at the titles and the beautiful illustrations which instruments to expect.

Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85 his last notable work is a cornerstone of the solo Cello repertoire. In contrast with Elgar's earlier Violin Concerto which is lyrical and passionate the Cello Concerto written in the aftermath of the First World War is for the most part contemplative and elegiac. The four-movement concerto scored for solo Cello 2 Flutes 2 Oboes 2 Clarinets in A 2 Bassoons 4 Horns in F 2 Trumpets in C 3 Trombones Tuba Timpani and Strings did not achieve wide popularity until the 1960s however is now regarded to 'rank not only among his finest works but among the greatest ofits kind' (Michael Kennedy).Sir Edward William Elgar was an English composer many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Although Elgar is often regarded as ‘typically English’ most of his musical influences were not from England but from continental Europe.

Scored for Solo Cello 3 Flutes 3 Oboes 2 Clarinets in B-flat Bass Clarinet 2 Bassoons Contrabassoon 4 Horns in F 3 Trumpets in C 3 Trombones Tuba Timpani (5 Drums) Percussion (three players) Harp (doubled) Strings. Full score is available for purchase separately. Performance material is available on rental from the publisher. Duration: c.27 minutes.