Geoffrey DeanMay 155 minVioloncello Without a Master: Alwin the Auto-DidactAlwin Schroeder’s status as a self-taught cellist gained widespread notoriety from at least as early as 1885. That year the Leipzig...
Geoffrey DeanJan 317 min19th Century Cellists in the US: Frederick BergnerListen to my performance of Bergner's Reverie Best known as the first cellist of the New Philharmonic Society for 47 seasons, Frederick...
Geoffrey DeanOct 30, 20216 minBel Canto Cellists: Cesare A. Casella pere et filsListen to my performance of Chanson Napolitaine by C. A. Casella fils A second-generation member of an Italian cello-playing family,...
Geoffrey DeanOct 2, 20211 minEncore: More Music by Hermann HeberleinListen to the first part of Heberlein's Concertstuck, Op. 8 Heberlein and other cellists performed this work in Detroit during the 1890s....
Geoffrey DeanSep 11, 20212 minBel Canto Cello: Adrian Bradbury Plays Piatti's Opera FantasiesBradbury and Davies perform Piatti's Fantasy on Bellini's La Sonnambula British cellist Adrian Bradbury’s 2020 2-CD release of Alfredo...
Geoffrey DeanSep 4, 20215 minBel Canto Cellists in America: Gaetano BragaListen to Souvenir d'Amerique The Italian composer and cellist Gaetano Braga (1829-1907), wrote his earliest musical works in his early...
Geoffrey DeanAug 28, 20213 minBel Canto Cello: Resignation and Rebellion in Verdi's I Masnadieri PreludioA central feature of Italian opera through the 19th century, the bel canto singing style also influenced cellists of the Italian school...
Geoffrey DeanAug 14, 20211 minEncore: More Music by Ernst JonasBack in June, I kicked off my series on Boston Symphony cellist-composers with a post on Ernst Jonas. Today I am excited to share another...
Geoffrey DeanJul 31, 20217 minBoston Symphony Cellist-Composers: Carl BayrhofferListen to Bayrhoffer's Wiegenlied Carl Bayrhoffer (1859-1926) was BSO first cellist for the latter part of the orchestra’s inaugural...
Geoffrey DeanJul 10, 20217 minBoston Symphony Cellist-Composers: Herrman HeberleinListen to Heberlein's Cavatine, Op. 26 A member of the Boston Symphony cello section from the fall of 1898 until 1909,/1/ Hermann...
Geoffrey DeanJun 26, 20212 minBoston Symphony Cellist-Composers: August SuckListen to Suck's Tarantella here Originally from Bremen, Germany, August Suck (“Sook”; March 16, 1837-Aug. 18, 1921)/1/ was a member of...
Geoffrey DeanJun 19, 20214 minBoston Symphony Cellist-Composers: Ernst JonasListen to Jonas's Nocturno, Op. 53, No. 1 Ernst [Ernest] Jonas (ca. 1845-1889)/1/ was a member of the BSO cello section from 1882 to...
Geoffrey DeanJun 5, 20213 minDedicated to Schroeder: Ashton's Phantasiestucke, Op. 12London-based duo partners Evva Mizerska and Emma Abbate made a wonderful recording a few years back of cello music by the English...
Geoffrey DeanMay 29, 20211 minWelcome to the Alwinac!Posts to the Alwinac blog will explore a rich array of Alwin Schroeder-related topics. Here you will find cello music that Alwin and...