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Gabriel Fauré - Elégie Op. 24 - Orchestra accompaniment (6 : 32)
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C. Saint-Saens - The swan, excerpt from "Carnaval des animaux"- ( 2 : 48)
Harp accompaniment. Play along demo:
 
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St-Saens-LeCygne-Harpe-demo -
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Robert Schumann - Cello concerto Op. 129 in Am- 2nd mouvement (3 : 53)
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Schum-CelloCtoAmOp129-mouv2-demo -
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Gabriel Fauré - Sicilienne (Excerpt from Pelléas et Mélisande) - Piano accompagnement (5:11)
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Fauré-Sicilienne-demo -
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Jules Massenet - Meditation de Thaïs ( 5 : 38)
Solo start after 2 bars. Play along demo:
 
 
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Massenet-Méditation de Thaïs-demo -
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F. Schubert - Cello sonata in Am - Arpeggione
1st mouvement - Allegro moderato (11:28)

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F. Schubert - Cello sonata in Am - Arpeggione
2nd mouvement - Adagio (3 : 53)

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Frederic Chopin - Introduction and polonaise brillante
for cello & piano (8 : 39)
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Georg Goltermann - Cello concerto Nr 4 in G, op 65. Accomp. piano, 1st mouv. allegro (3 : 41). The orchestra conductor score no longer exists in ONE US bookstore, for rental reserved for orchestras and conservatories... If anyone has it, I’ll take it at a good price!
 
 
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Golterman-CelloCtoN4inG-a-demo -
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J.S.Bach - Arioso (Adagio from cantataBWV 156) Piano accompaniment in G (5:59)
Celli and violin play this piece in this G tune.
!!! Repeats on ALL parts, then coda.
2 clicks (3, 4) and up to you. Have fun !
 
 
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Bach-AriosoBWV156-Sol-demo -
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J.S.Bach - Arioso (Adagio from cantataBWV 156)
Strings accompaniment in G (3:02)

4  clicks and go. Without any repeat (like the original, it seems to me...). Play along demo:
 
 
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Antonio Vivaldi - Cello sonata Nr 5 in Em, RV 40 -1st mouv. Largo and 2nd Allegro (6 : 52). Harpsichord and basso continuo accompaniment . 4 clicks at the beginning of each movement and 2 clicks (sorry, Mr Vivaldi) at each repeat. (The cello always starts on the lift after last click). Play first along an excerpt from Largo:
 
Then an excerpt from Allegro:
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Vivaldi-cello sonataRV40-largo-demo -
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Vivaldi-cello sonataRV40-allegro-demo -
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Max Bruch - Kol Nidrei - Orchestra accompaniment (11:15) 
Outstanding and indispensable piece for cello.
At the start of cello, make sure the strings fall on the half-sighs (all along the introduction). Play along demo:
 
 
 
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Bruch-Kol Nidrei-demo -
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Serguei Rachmaninov - Vocalise Op. 34 (7 : 06)
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Rachamninov-Vocalise-Demo -
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Elgar-SalutD'amour-Acc.Orch-demo -
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E. Elgar - Salut d'amour, piano accompaniment (2:37)
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E. Elgar - Salut d'amour, piano accompaniment in D (2:37) As I have noticed many cellists play this piece lower : ) Play along demo: 




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E. Elgar - Salut d'amour, orchestra accompaniment  (2:19)
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Elgar-Salut d'Amour-Acc.Piano-demo -
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Elgar'Salut D'amour Piano Ré -
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P.I. Tchaïkovsky- Sad song Op. 40 Nr 2 (3:00)This piano piece has been arranged for many instruments which all play it in B flat.Play along demo :



 
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A. Dvorak - Cello concerto in Bm - 1st mouvement (15:09)
 
It’s a bit steep for most of us, "poor" amateurs, but I couldn’t dedicate a page to cello without this historical piece, brilliant, sublissime, and so on! I had a great time on the opening, but if you’re impatient, the cello attacks around 3:30 (B.............. C-D  B............   : )
 
 
 
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Dvorak-CelloCtoBm-a-demo -
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Robert Schumann - Fantasiestücke Op. 73 - 1,
Zart und mit Ausdruck (3 : 06)
Cello starts on the 4th beat:
 
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SchumannFantasieStück1-demo -
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J. Brahms - Cello sonata in Em Op. 38 - 2nd mouv.

 
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BrahmsSonateOp38-b-demo -
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J. Brahms - Cello sonata in Em Op. 38 - 3rd mouv.

 
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BrahmsSonateOp38-c-demo -
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J. Brahms - Cello sonata in Em Op. 38 - 1st mouv.
With the repeat everyone does not play : )
 
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BrahmsSonateOp38-a-demo -
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Camille Saint-Saens - The swan, excerpt from "Carnaval des animaux"- ( 3 : 04)
Two pianos accompaniment. Play along demo:

 
 
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St-Saens-LeCygne2Pianos-demo -
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Joseph Haydn - Cello concerto in D - 0p. 101
1st mouv. Allegro moderato (12 : 51)

End of movement: either you stop and restart the accompaniment to play a cadenza or you keep the trill 2 bars and go directly to the end ( preceded by 4 clicks).
 
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Haydn-CelloD-Op101-a-demo -
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Joseph Haydn - Cello concerto in D - 0p. 101
2nd mouvement Adagio (4 : 33)

The first 3 tempo clicks give the cello first note. Le 4th is "muted"... and it's up to you !
No final cadenza (sorry, M. Haydn), Keep trill A/B along 2 bars, then coda. Play along demo:
 
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Haydn-CelloD-Op101-b-demo -
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Antonio Vivaldi - Cello sonata Nr 3 in Am, RV 43 -1st mouv. Largo and 2nd Allegro (7 : 23).
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Vivaldi-CelloSonataRV43-a-largo-demo -
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Vivaldi-CelloSonatRV43-b-allegro-demo -
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C. Saint-Saens - cello concerto Nr 1 Op. 33 in Am
Part 1 (5:06) 
I had to invent 2 parts to get downloadable mp3. Here is the first, up to bar 205 (or 206 depending on the editions).
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St-Saens-CelloCtoAmOp33-a-demo -
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C. Saint-Saens - cello concerto Nr 1 Op. 33 in Am
Part 2 (11:46) 
Start to bar 206 (or 207 depending on the editions), to the "minuetto" of violins. There is no blank at the beginning, so must the two parts fit perfectly on your player. Play along demo:
 
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St-Saens-CelloCtoAmOp33-b-demo -
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G. Fauré - Après un rêve/After a dream (3:00)
Orchestra accompaniment in the original tune Cm.
One 3 beats bar (the 3 notes of flute) and up to you : )
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Fauré-Après un rêve-demo -
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A. Vivaldi - Sonata RV 40-Mvt 3-Lento- Orchestra version (3:37)
Version from the film Barry Lindon. Arrangement by Paul Bazelaire, I could'nt find the score. So I wrote up : ) A piece  lower level cellists can play (just like me).
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Vivald-RV40-3-demo -
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J. Offenbach - Les larmes de Jacqueline (Jacqueline's tears) - Op 76/2-Strings orchestra accompaniment
(6 : 05) 
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Larmes de Jacqueline-demo -
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F. Chopin - Cello sonata Op 65 -mouv 2 : Largo
3 : 27) 
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Chopin Op 65 - Largo-demo -
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More pieces to come ... Feel free to ask here the work you’d like. I’ll let you know when it’s online and it will cost to you....3 euros : )
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