Par SCHNEIDER FRIEDRICH. Friedrich Schneider is known today above all for his extensive oeuvre in the area of the oratorio. No less important, however, in addition to his symphonic work, is his group of works for piano and/or chamber music. His cello sonata in F major, with all four movements large in scale, was probably composed in 1831 for the daughter of the Cologne music patron, Dr. Erich Heinrich Verkenius. With its expressiveness, monumental structure, and post-Beethovenian sensuality, this sonata already seriously anticipates Romanticism. Our edition offers two solo parts: an unmarked original text as well as a version with fingerings and bowings by the Leipzig based cellist Jürnjakob Timm./ Répertoire / Violoncelle et Piano

Par NORMAN ANDREW. Sonnets is a collection of miniatures for cello and piano. To me, these micro-pieces are sonnets not in the rigorously formalized Elizabethan or Petrarchan senses of the word. Rather, they grow from the term's older, freer roots in the Italian word sonetto, meaning 'little song' or 'little sound.' Each of my five little songs takes as its title and point of inspiration a fragment from a Shakespeare sonnet. - Andrew Norman/ Répertoire / Violoncelle et Piano

Par KILLMAYER WILHELM. ‘Humour plays a role, and my pieces are also an attempt to entertain people.’ Words not often associated with contemporary music, but Wilhelm Killmayer wants to place fun and seriousness side by side. Different tonal spheres are found in the “Impromptu” and the jaunty “Scherzo lento” which uses tap tones for example. The “Chorale” that follows allows the music to drift seamlessly into atonality. In the fourth romance ‘Im Schumannschen Ton’ (‘The Schumann Sound’), a diatonic melody is complicated so much that the ending distorts to the beginning, ‘just like man combines many different qualities’. In the concluding “Capriccio”, shifting time signatures and dynamic ?uctuations are combined in a virtuoso manner. A humourous piece which demands the purest concentration from the players./ Répertoire / Violoncelle et Piano

Par EAST ANGELA. This fascinating introduction to the world of Baroque style and technique is perfect for players both young and adult who are learning on the modern Cello. Play Baroque! contains Twenty-six masterpieces from the Baroque period, arranged and edited for Cello with teaching notes and Piano accompaniments. Angela East provides lively insights into bowing, fingering, vibrato and other aspects of baroque performance practice that are sure to enhance the study of this repertoire for all teachers. This book will also appeal to those who wish to study a historical style to enhance their experience of learning the instrument. Suitable for performers of a wide range of abilities, from beginners to confident performances at an intermediate level, this practical, accessible guide is of invaluable benefit to any cellist who wants to learn about the Baroque style./ Recueil / Violoncelle et Piano