2 Pieces For Cello and Piano-Two pieces for cello and piano written by Mats Lidström as a young man. Dedicated to his father and to the memory of his cello teacher the pieces come with one ambition: to write as melodically beautiful as possible.
A daily routine warming up all aspects of cello technique. Draw on your full potential and enjoy making music with playing of great variation and integrity. The odd numbers of the chapters are assigned to the bow arm and the even numbers to the left hand.
If Bach Was A Cellist-The purpose of the series if Bach was a cellist is to live the fantasy that everything Bach wrote he wrote for the cello.The concerto in D minor (BWV 1043) for two violins string orchestra and continuo by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) is one of his most loved works. Indeed the slow movement may be one of the most popular and loved pieces in the instrumental literature.…
My youngest son Leif was learning the piano part. We wanted tosurprise his teacher Graeme Humphrey with a private performance. Itwas during piano practise that I started thinking 'why not!' why notcompose my own swan! The idea is not a new one. There is a beautiful- and difficult! - Swan by Finnish composer Selim Palmgren (1878-1951) and a variante on Saint-Saëns' original by his student Leop…
Through Windows of Thine Age was written in gratitude and deep admiration for the Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme one of Sweden's most creative politicians. It swings between romanticism and the wild with the Swedish national anthem present in almost every bar.As an international soloist and chamber musician Mats Lidström has gained a reputation for performances of great insight and virtuosit…
Transcriber's Note: The poems op.32 were written in 1903. The rst poem remained one of Scriabin's favourite compositions and would appear in most of his piano recitals. The great cellist Gregor Piatigorsky transcribed it for cello and piano a couple of decades later. I owned a copy of the music from age 15 or so but when I eventually decided to learn it I was vexed by the changes Piatigorsky ha…
'I arrived in New York City from Sweden on a warm September evening to take up my studies with Leonard Rose at the Juilliard School of the Performing Arts. I was 18 years old. The first week I had fish for supper every day thinking mother would approve. During that time leading up to my first lesson I composed the suite presented here as a gift to my new teacher.'The 2004 revision meant some mino…
Vivaldi's concerto in A minor originally for two violins and string orchestra was loved by his contemporary J S Bach who transcribed it for the organ. It is a powerful work with many beautiful moments including a mini aria appearing at the end of the last movement which adds special status among the hundreds of concertos written by Vivaldi.
Leo Tolstoy describes him as 'a sincere expression of genius'. Towards the end of his life Scriabin was combining music not only with philosophy and other art forms but also with fragrances and colour codes. He believed this would lead to the birth of a new world. But at age 43 he was gone. Scriabin did not write anything for the Cello. Here therefore are a set of etudes which show his direct…
Mats Lidström's Mother's Day & Father's Day - a lullaby and a waltz for serenading Mothers and Fathers. Two sweet and gentle pieces of moderate difficulty.
For fans of the popular TV series Downton Abbey Christmas Day 2012 came to a sad close as they witnessed the death of the well-loved character Matthew Crawley. This piece by Mats Lidström was composed in response to the shocking season finale and seeks consolation for what had just unfolded on the screen. Composed for Cello and Piano Lamenting Matthew Crawley also makes the perfect encore due to …
'You know how Syrinx disregarded fiery Aphrodite and what price she paid for her too great pride and love for virginity; how she turned into a plant with reedy growth substituted for her own when she had fled from Pan's love and how she still sings Pan's desire!' (Nonnus of Panopolis Dionysiaca book 16. Greek poet 5th cent.AD)Debussy's la fl te de Pan (better known as Syrinx) was originally w…
Jamaican Rumba And Other Pieces For Two Cellos And PianoContents:BenjaminJamaican rumbaBrahmsLiedBridgeValse RusseDvorákSlavonic danceHandelAndanteIrelandThrenodyRachmaninovPolka ItalienneSchumannCanonStenhammarInterlude
BWV997-The purpose of the series if Bach was a cellist is to live the fantasy that everything Bach wrote he wrote for the cello. It may also serve as a way for cellists to get close to Bach through works other than the six solo suites and the three gamba sonatas.I first came across the Partita by Johann Sebastian Bach in a version for flute and strings beautifully recorded by Kurt Redel. Since m…
If Bach Was A Cellist-The purpose of the series if Bach was a cellist is to live the fantasy that everything Bach wrote he wrote for the cello. It may also serve as a way for cellists to get close to Bach through works other than the six solo suites and the three gamba sonatas.Cello Concerto in C minor for two cellos and piano. C minor becomes a powerful key in Bach's hands. It sets the tone of t…
Ballroom Dances (ABRSM grade level 1 - 6) is a new exciting work for cello and piano from performer and composer Mats Lidström.As with Traffic Spooky Pieces and Hotel Suite Ballroom Dances makes a point of introducing less experienced players to the air of a professional recital through a corresponding piano part (full throttle!). There is passion and lyricism wide dynamic range and swift music…
Traffic (ABRSM grade 4-8) presents exciting new pieces for cello and piano from performer and composer Mats Lidström. These engaging works make a point of introducing less experienced players to techniques such as harmonics use of the mute playing near the bridge tremolo and glissando. The pieces contain drama passion wide dynamic range and swift musical contrasts.
Arranged For Cello and Piano-Jean-Philippe Rameau's music is a portrait of his time. If the music of Bach is timeless that of Rameau is precise: You can hear silk sweeping the floors of Louis XV's court the acoustics of filled theatres; can see daylight change to candlelight. His music is astonishingly imaginative full of surprise and breath-taking variety. To that add disarming charm and hear…
Hotel Suite (ABRSM grade level 2-7) is an exciting new work for cello and piano from performer and composer Mats Lidström.As with Traffic Spooky Pieces and Ballroom Dances Hotel Suite makes a point of introducing less experienced players to the air of a professional recital through a corresponding piano part (full throttle!). The pieces contain passion and lyricism wide dynamic range and swift …
i Vantan Pa Audiens-The great 17th century philosopher Rene Descartes visited Stockholm from October 1649 until February 1650 on the invitation of Christina Queen of Sweden. The suite presented here depicts Descartes' visit. The initial version was written for descant and bass recorder with one for the flute added later.
for Solo Cello-Aphrodite's Rock - a mighty sea stack outside Paphos Cyprus - is the birthplace of the Goddess of Love. A local myth tells that the person who swims around it will be blessed with eternal beauty. If that fails this music offers an alternative: the sea is present in the middle section while the legend itself is mused over from the very first note.Petra tou Romiou (Rock of the Gr…
The purpose of the series If Bach Was A Cellist is to live the fantasy that everything Bach wrote he wrote for the Cello. It may also serve as a way for cellists to get close to Bach through works other than the six solo suites and the three gamba sonatas.Ten transcriptions of Orchestral works and the Violin sonatas amply describing the range of Bach's sensuality and virtuosity. With this collect…
These engaging works make a point of introducing less experienced player to techniques such as harmonics use of mute playing near the bridge tremolo and glissando.Spooky Pieces (ABRSM grade 2-4) are exciting new pieces for cello and piano from performer and composer Mats Lidström. The pieces contain drama passion wide dynamic range and swift musical contrasts.
BWV 992-Music by a 19-year old. With such love and tenderness a song without words as presented in the first movement it is surprising that the composer's older brother Johann Jakob did leave. In 1704 he accepted a position as oboist in the Royal Guard of the Swedish King Charles XII in a time of war. This meant travelling far away from home to foreign lands to face the enemy and to risk never…
