The Cello Collection - Easy to Intermediate Level
An ideal collection for a student performing in a contest or recital after 3-4 years of study. All of the pieces can be played comfortably in first position. Contents: March in G Major (J.S. Bach) - Minuet in C Major (J.S. Bach) - Minuet from String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11, No. 5 (Boccherini) - Waltz, Op. 39, No. 15 (Brahms) - Lydia (Faure) - Solvejg's Song from Peer Gynt (Greig) - Siciliana (Handel) - Minuet (Haydn) - Jupiter Chorale from The Planets (Holst) - German Dance (“The Sleigh Ride”) (Mozart) - Barcarole from The Tales of Hoffmann (Offenbach) - To Music (Schubert) - The Two Grenadiers (Schumann) - Andante cantabile from Symphony No. 5 (Tchaikovsky). Cello recordings – available online for download or streaming – are by Joseph Johnson, principal cello for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and pianist Judit Jaimes. Piano accompaniment tracks are also available.