A piece with a good jazz feel, swung quavers and languid phrasing. There is lots of shifting, chromatic movement and some thumb position. There are pizzicato chords and double stops. It merits work with the piano for ensemble.
When you hear the first movement of Pichl’s Concerto in C it is hard not to ask whether he was influenced by Haydn’s Concerto in C for cello or the other way round. The opening themes are remarkably similar and the harmonic journey through the movements also feels somewhat related. There is no published cadenza but something will be needed to bridge the pause into the final tutti.
The first movement of the Capuzzi Concerto marks a right of passage for upper intermediate bass players. It is in full sonata form and requires good characterisation of the two main subjects. The development section explores a range of keys concluding with a dramatic theme in F# minor. There is a brief moment in thumb position in tenor clef at the very end with a D major scale up to B above the octave G on the G-string. If the full opening orchestral tutti is included the movement is 8 mins.
A classical concerto and useful alternative to the Haydn concertos. The movements are: Allegro moderato, Largo maestro, Rondo.
The piano reduction requires an experienced pianist.
Famous lyrical character piece from The Carnival of the Animals, classic cello repertoire. It requires controlled dynamics within scale wise legato movement. The performer has to be able to move smoothly into thumb position with good vibrato and an understanding of modality. The performer must embrace a time signature of 6/4
Although available widely, the edition in Best of Cello Classics is a good modern edition to buy as the music is clear to read and it becomes very cost-effective because it is within an album that is really useful through Grades 4-7.
