To the best of our knowledge, none of the great musicians or composers, past or present, has ever thought of telling the story behind the instrument that has so loyally accompanied them for so many years. However, before going any further, it is worth noting that the very concept of this book is highly unusual.
The Adventures of a Cello, by the renowned cellist and writer Carlos Prieto, thoroughly lives up to our expectations. Some Principal Works for Cello from the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries (Spain, Portugal, and Latin America) 296į o rewo rd The Adventures of a Cello and the Stories and Memories of Its Happy Owner á lva ro m u t is As far as I recall, seldom has the word “exhaustive” been so appropriately used as when describing this delightful book, whose title alone promises a good read. Some Principal Works for Cello from the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries (Excluding Ibero-America) 285 The Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries: The Cello Comes of Age 243 My Relationship with the Music and Musicians of Latin America, Spain, and Portugal 147Ī Brief History of Music for Cello from the Time of Stradivari to the Present 219 The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries 221įrom Beethoven to the End of the Nineteenth Century 231 The Adventures of a Stradivari Cello: From Cremona in 1720 to New York in 1979 39 The Adventures of a Stradivari Cello from 1720 to the Present 37 Observations on the Origin of Violins and Cellos 3Īmati, Stradivari, Guarneri del Gesù, and the Great Italian Violin Makers 16 The Adventures of a Cello and the Stories and Memories of Its Happy Owner ix álvaro mutis Acknowledgments xi To María Isabel To the memory of my parents, Cécile and Carlos To my brother, Juan Luis To Carlos Miguel, Isabel, and Mauricio To the Prieto Quartets library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Prieto, Carlos, 1937– The adventures of a cello / Carlos Prieto translated by Elena C.
Box 7819 Austin, TX 78713-7819 ∞ The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r1997) (Permanence of Paper). Translation copyright © 2006 by the University of Texas Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First University of Texas Press edition, 2006 Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to: Permissions University of Texas Press P.O. Copyright © 1998, Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes and Fondo de Cultura Económica, México. Originally published in 1998 as Las aventuras de un violinchelo. Publication of this book was made possible through the generous support of the following donors: Jeanne and Michael Klein in honor of Bob Freeman Ellen Randall in honor of Elle Alexander Middleton and Lowell Lebermann. His work also includes a Piano sonata, two symphonies, the Cello concerto 'Tout un monde lointain' (A whole distant world), the Violin concerto 'L'arbre des songes' (The tree of dreams) and the string quartet 'Ainsi la nuit' (Thus the night).The Adventures of a Cello translated by elena c. Henri Dutilleux was internationally acclaimed for his work, winning prizes such as the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society and the UNESCO's International Rostrum of Composers, among many others. A quotation from Bartok’s piece 'Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta' can be noticed atthe end of the first verse.įor upper-advanced / experienced players. The whole set requires the lowest strings of the Cello to be turned lower: G string to F sharp and C string to B flat. Henri Dutilleux composed the first part of this volume for the celebration and added the final two pieces later in 1976. It was first performed in an audition by the latter in 1982. Written on the occasion of Paul Sacher's birthday, this 3 Strophes Sur Le Nom De Sacher features three Cello pieces composed by Henri Dutilleux and reviewed by Mstislav Rostropovitch.
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