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Cello Story
Author(s): Dimitry Markevitch (Author), Florence W. Seder (Translator)
- Publisher: Alfred Music
- Publication Date: October 1, 1994
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 192 pages
- ISBN-10: 0874874068
- ISBN-13: 9780874874068
Book Description
Translated from the French by Florence W. Seder, Dimitry Markevitch concludes his preface, or Prelude as he calls it: History, fact and personal anecdote blend here to provide a complete story of the instrument. May this book entertain you, help you to know the cello to the fullest, and lead you to love it as I do.” Reading the book confirms that he has amply accomplished his aims. His qualifications for doing so are of the highest. Markevitch is a performer of considerable note and a teacher at both the Ecole Normale de Musique and Conservatoire Serge Rachmaninoff in Paris. He also has a keen interest in musicology and has edited many works for publication. The book is divided into three parts: “The Instrument,” tracing the history of the cello and cello bow from earliest times, “The Performers,” anecdotes of historical cellists plus a long section on Markevitch’s friend Piatigorsky, and “Great Moments for the Cello,” development of cello repertoire.”
