Par . String duets tend to be somewhat upstaged by other instrumentations for string chamber music?especially string quartets, yet the string duet is an ideal introduction to the world of chamber music for anyone who is learning an instrument. Fabian Payr and Ruth Bamberger have selected 15 suitable harpsichord works from the Baroque period and have arranged them for two string instruments. These easily playable duet pieces are especially appropriate as material for instrumental lessons but also as repertoire for student performances. They encourage the study of Baroque performance practice and promote the somewhat overlooked subject of chamber music ensemble playing. / Date parution : 2022-07-20/ Recueil / Alto et Violoncelle

Par COHEN MARY. Bags of Classics for Cello is filled with favourite melodies from famous works of classical music, arranged for the grade 3-4 player who is developing position work and perhaps trying vibrato. Selected and arranged by leading string pedagogue Mary Cohen to lie well under the hand, it introduces a wide variety of styles and sound worlds, from Vivaldi and Purcell to Saint-Saens and Holst. A great selection for consolidation work, sight-reading practice, or just for sheer musical enjoyment Contents: Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto #3 (Bach) Dance Of The Comedians (Smetana) Dance Macabre (Saint-Saens) Dido's Lament (Purcell) Dragons (Bizet) Farandole (Bizet) In The Hall Of The Mountain King (Grieg) Jupiter from The Planets (Holst) Minuet (Gluck) Musette from Anna Magdalene's Notebook (Anon) Papageno's Song (Mozart) Pavane (Fauré) Ritornello from Brandenburg Concerto #5 (Bach) Rondo from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart) Sleigh Ride (L. Mozart) Winter from The Four Seasons (Vivaldi) The Elephant from Carnival Of The Animals (Saint-Saens) Theme from String Quartet in A minor (Schubert) Theme from 'The Bird' String Quartet (Haydn) Theme from Caprice #24 (Paganini) Fur Elise (Beethoven) Theme from The Italian Symphony (Mendelssohn) Theme from Serenade (Mozart) Theme from Symphopny #40 (Mozart) Theme from Trumpet Concerto (Haydn) Theme from William Tell Overture (Rossini)/ Recueil / Violoncelle