Forgotten Cello Music

There were some women cellists featured in Violoncellisten der Gegenwart: In Wort und Bild . Those bios are read in German and English in this Episode.  The music playing in the background is that of women composers. There is Melonie Bonis, Ethel Smyth, Amy Beach, and Louise Farrenc. There are still others which I could not fit into this episode. Be on the look out for more featuring the work...

Advice to Young Musicians.  -- (Musikalische Haus- und Lebens Regeln) by: Robert Schumann Here you will find simply the reading, in English, of the entire pamphlet known as Advice to Young Musicians. Discussion about some of the advice--principles--will be left to another episode. For now, listen to and digest what Schumann is saying. It is interesting to view the words for yourself as well....

Happy Fourth of July! It is Independence Day in America. There is little not done by immigrants and Anton Hegner is no different. He immigrated to America in the late 1800's and wrote two collections of works for Easy Cello. Each of them contain many arrangements and Fantasias using American Melodies popular at that time. I wish all a happy Fourth of July and continued Freedom.

Oscar Brückner (1857-1930) A short biographical sketch from "Cellists of the Present: In Word and Picture", Hamburg 1903. Hear about his life and appointments as cellist. He wrote a little bit of music. I've recorded Nocturne Op. 37 for Cello and Piano, and 20 Short Studies for Cello , Op. 30. The Nocturne is certainly worth the effort to learn. Charming and full of neat surprises. The Studies are...

The Violoncello and Its History by J. Wasielewski: --published in the late 1800's This 200 page book provides an excellent look into the history of the cello. The two centuries, the 1700 and 1800's, dealt with break the information down by Country and in special cases by individuals. This was the case with Bernhard Romberg--Episode 15 https://anchor.fm/forgottencellomusic/episodes/Episode-15-Forgo...

Violoncellisten der Gegenwart: In Wort und Bild (Cellists of the Present: In Word and Picture) Joseph Hollman was a Dutch cellist. He wrote many little works for cello. All of which seem to have a graceful style. So far, I have only had time to play and record "Four Easy Pieces" by Hollman. They are delightful and mood-inducing little ditties. Listen to them in full here or on my Social Media. To...

This episode will give a little history and context surrounding Bernhard ROMBERG. As the Founder of the German school of Cello Playing, it is good to know what was going on and what cello playing was like when he was coming into his own and developing into the Master Cellist he is remembered as. To listen to the music you hear playing in the background go to my Youtube Channel and Facebook Page:*...

The German School of Cello Playing Romberg (1767-1841), regarded by history as the founder of the German School of Cello Playing. In this episode, I cite two works from the 1800's. Baker's Dictionary of Muscians Das Violoncello und Seiner Geschichte (The Cello and its History) The second source has much to say about Romberg, and is within its scope to do so since it a tome on the history of the Vi...

According to the bio in Violoncellisten der Gegenwart: In Wort und Bild (Cellists of the Present: In Word and Picture), Becker was a composer, beginning at the age of 15. He was even reputed to have written a cello concerto that was well-known on the concert stage. Although there is no music, that I know of (in the public domain, or otherwise) this cellist was a game-changing artist for cello tech...

So far, this project of Forgotten Cello Music has been active for over a year. In total, I have recorded many many pieces. I have essentially never taken a single week off from planning, recording, and uploading.  Several goals lie ahead: Listen in to find out what. To listen to the music you hear playing in the background go to my Youtube Channel and Facebook Page: 1. Youtube : https://www.y...

The German cellist Sebastian Lee was quite a prolific composer of etudes for the cello. He wrote for ALL levels of cello playing. First Steps in Violoncello Playing, Op. 101 are duets in which which the student part begins with open strings, progressing to the use of all 4 fingers on all strings, with varied bowings.  12 Etudes-caprices caractéristiques , Op. 100 are intermediate level capric...

This cellist may have been a busy composer, yet only his Technical Studies seem to be remembered and practiced. In it contains many exercises for finger agility, strengthening, accuracy, and speed. He was known to be a first-rate musician and played with the likes of Brahms, concertizing his whole life long.  To listen to the music you hear playing in the background go to my Youtube Channel a...

Joseph Wasielewski's hugely important book about the history of the cello caught my attention in a search I did a while ago. There is a short entry about Julius Klengel. Upon reading I realized it was somewhat different to the short bio from "Violoncellisten der Gegenwart". It was worth my while and I think it will be interesting to you as well. Reading in the translation by Isobella Stigand some...

August Nölck, "10 Etudes" Op. 24 Recently unearthed and played, I recorded ALL 10 of these intermediate etudes. They accompany this podcast episode as excerpts. Each etude number corresponds to the etude number talked about in this Episode. As you listen to my commentary an excerpt from the same etude plays softly in the background.  Take the time to investigate these works of technical persu...

This episode is a bit spontaneous and extemporaneously spoken, none-the-less, you do get the ideas I wanted to convey.  Next reading from the Violoncellisten der Gegenwart: In Wort und Bild is Bernhard Cossmann. More about why I am doing this project. It goes way back to my early days of playing cello. *All the music you hear in ALL of my podcast episodes is in the public domain and has been...

Hugo Schlemüller Today's reading from "Violoncellisten der Gegenwart: In Wort und Bild" (Hamburg 1903)-- Schlemüller was an active cellist and composer. He wrote some engaging music for the beginner to the lower intermediate levels.  To listen to the music you hear playing in the background go to my Youtube Channel and Facebook Page: 1. Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpWQ5BLhtXdye...

Presenting: A reading of Julius Klengel's biographical sketch in English and German from the German publication out of Hamburg (1903), "Violoncellisten der Gegenwart, In Wort und Bild" To listen to the music you hear playing in the background go to my Youtube Channel and Facebook Page: 1. Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpWQ5BLhtXdyeJOlGJ8MyqQ 2. Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com...

Episode 5 brings me back to the little book about living cellists circa 1903.  Violoncellisten der Gegenwart: In Wort und Bild "Cellists of the Present: In Word and Picture" Published in Hamburg 1903 Here, I present the Foreword of the book in my own translation into English and the original in German. There are some disclaimers about the translation and reading in German.  To listen to...

The music of Goltermann's for cello encompasses quite a large quantity. He wrote works with 135 opus numbers and most of them are for cello. In this episode I talk in more detail about his Sonatinas, Nocturnes, Tonbilder, and a bit about the concertos. They are fabulous works. It is my hope that more cellists and students play his music. To listen to the music you hear playing in the background go...

Some background about me and why I began on a project of unknown music. To listen to the music you hear playing in the background go to my Youtube Channel and Facebook Page: 1. Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpWQ5BLhtXdyeJOlGJ8MyqQ 2. Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/TravelingCello/?view_public_for=131560840278870 To get updates on my projects see above links and also Instagram...

How many composers are there? How many cellist/composers? More than you might think. Julius Klengel was was of many (especially during the Romantic Period) who performed, taught, and composed. He wrote dozens of pieces specially for cello and many of those were targeted at students.  It is worth our while to explore, discover, and learn old works that have been forgotten by most of the popula...

Hi listeners! Aaron here. What is it that you appreciate about this podcast? Write a short thought as a response to the question (on Spotify) or send me a V oice Message (at Anchor.fm). Your feedback is welcome and it'd be great to hear from you! Recently, the book, in German, "Violoncellisten der Gegewart: In Wort und Bild" came to my attention. I had been searching for books about cello and this...

Introduction Take a closer look with me at why I am searching out Forgotten Cello Music and recording it.  When I was a student, I remember hearing complaints that there was very little for cellists to play. That simply isn't true. We would have had a difficult time proving that in the early 2000's without the aid of open-source Wiki's like IMSLP. Now we know that there are many thousands of piece...

My first podcast, EVER! Thanks to the platform for the chance to produce and upload my own podcast, free of charge. Let's learn about "Forgotten Cello Music". This is a project I began many years ago when I was a student. Sight-reading was always very interesting to me and the more I sight-read the more music I needed to get my hands on. Soon, I began discovering and reading works by composers I k...