Cello - advanced to
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HL.49018922
Cello
with Piano Reduction.
Composed by Camille
Saint-Saens. Edited by
Maria Kliegel. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Softcover.
Composed 1862. Op. 16bis.
36 pages. Schott Music
#CB229. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49018922).
ISBN
9790001174527. UPC:
841886015913.
9.25x12.0x0.163
inches.
When
writing his Concerto No.
1 in A minor, Op. 33,
Camille Saint-Saens
created a 'classic' of
violoncello literature.
But the French musician
even wrote other solo
works for this
instrument: a second
concerto, two sonatas,
the 'Swan' from 'The
Carnival of the Animals'
as well as a 'Suite with
Piano Accompaniment' Op.
16. Premiered on 27 April
1866 and probably written
shortly before, the work
is based on the
composer's study of
tradition, especially of
the form of the Baroque
suite, integrated in a
Romantic tonal language.
Many years later (1919)
the composer also
presented a version with
orchestral instead of
piano accompaniment, and
for this version he
replaced movements 3 and
5 and changed the ending
of the fourth movement.
The present edition
contains the text of the
orchestral version: The
five-movement suite
begins with a prelude
reminiscent of Bach which
is followed by a pleasant
serenade, a stylized
gavotte and a sentimental
romance before a
passionate tarantella
puts a virtuoso end to
the piece. The
enthusiastic, melodic
'Suite' is a valuable
addition to the cello
repertoire, suitable for
both tuition and concert
purposes.
