Geoffrey Dean
Bel Canto Cellists: Cesare A. Casella pere et fils
Listen to my performance of Chanson Napolitaine by C. A. Casella fils A second-generation member of an Italian cello-playing family,...
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Geoffrey Dean
- Sep 11, 2021
- 2 min
Bel Canto Cello: Adrian Bradbury Plays Piatti's Opera Fantasies
Bradbury and Davies perform Piatti's Fantasy on Bellini's La Sonnambula British cellist Adrian Bradbury’s 2020 2-CD release of Alfredo...
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Geoffrey Dean
- Sep 4, 2021
- 5 min
Bel Canto Cellists in America: Gaetano Braga
Listen to Souvenir d'Amerique The Italian composer and cellist Gaetano Braga (1829-1907), wrote his earliest musical works in his early...
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Geoffrey Dean
- Aug 28, 2021
- 3 min
Bel Canto Cello: Resignation and Rebellion in Verdi's I Masnadieri Preludio
A central feature of Italian opera through the 19th century, the bel canto singing style also influenced cellists of the Italian school...
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