![]() I brought in the sheet music for Deryn and we played it through, even tackling fingering for the treble clef bits that I've been struggling with, with optimum results. ![]() I'm actively looking for cello duets to play with my sister and one of our favorite pieces to play is Shostakovich's Preludium from 5 pieces for 2 violins transposed for cello. I hope they do this every year but all around the country, not just London. Wish I was able to attend his shows at the Cello Unwrapped Festival! This cello focused year-long festival sounds insanely unmissable but sadly, all the way in London. This recent piece by David Watkin on the art of continuo playing echoes my thoughts about this. ![]() Deryn was in the school of always using a music stand, much like the quote above. When you play a sonata for cello and piano from memory, he said, you change the listener’s perception from ‘chamber music’ into ‘soloist plus accompaniment’." ~ David Watkin, The Art of Continuo.ĭeryn spoke about this briefly when we discussed the relationships of accompanying mucisians. " When playing cello sonatas, my teacher William Pleeth used to insist that you use a music stand, even if it was empty.
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