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Maria Kliegel: Cello Masterclass

Kliegel, Maria

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Catalogue Number: 2.110280-81

UPC: 747313528059

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Well-used technical exercises enable cellists to master great cello works. Yet many pieces still contain their own peculiar stumbling blocks, and there are many obstacles that can only be overcome with a certain expertise.

In her book and video project Using Technique and Imagination to achieve Artistic Expression, "Quintessence" in three parts, the famous cellist Maria Kliegel opens up a new avenue that is intended to help advanced cellists over these obstacles. Through her experience as a concert performer, recording artist, and teacher, she has gathered considerable knowledge about specific aspects and pitfalls of cello technique. Using numerous examples from the cello repertoire, the book is a distillation of her experience, while the videos provide a demonstration of the cello techniques described in the book. She also plays and analyses the "infamous" passages from the Cello Concertos by Haydn (D) and Schumann and from Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations. Frequent sources of errors are exposed, tricks are shown, and various tips on how to get more out of practising are given along with helpful interpretative suggestions.