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The adventures of a cello / Carlos Prieto ; translated by Elena C. Murray ; foreword by Álvaro Mutis.

Author/creator Prieto, Carlos, 1937-
Other author/creatorMurray, Elena C., translator.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst University of Texas Press edition.
Publication InfoAustin : University of Texas Press, 2006.
Descriptionxv, 350 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Subject(s)
Uniform titleAventuras de un violonchelo. English
Contents A brief history of violin making. Observations on the origin of violins and cellos ; Amati, Stradivari, Guarneri del Gesù, and the great Italian violin makers -- The adventures of a Stradivari cello from 1720 to the present. The adventures of a Stradivari cello: from Cremona in 1720 to New York in 1979 ; A brief autobiographical note ; Around the world with the Piatti ; My relationship with the music and musicians of Latin America, Spain, and Portugal -- A brief history of music for cello from the time of Stradivari to the present. The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries ; From Beethoven to the end of the nineteenth century ; The twentieth and twenty-first centuries: the cello comes of age.
Contents Accompanying CD contents: Courante from Suite no. 6 in D major for solo cello ; Gavotte from Suite no. 6 in D major for solo cello / J.S. Bach -- Allegro from the Cello sonata in D minor, op. 40 ; Scherzo from the Viola sonata, op. 147 / Dmitry Shostakovich ; transcribed for the cello by Carlos Prieto (with Doris Stevenson, piano) -- Nana : from Suite popular española ; El Paño moruno : from Suite popular española / Manuel de Falla (with Edison Quintana, piano) -- Milonga ; Le grand tango / Astor Piazzolla (with Edison Quintana, piano) -- Canción en el puerto /Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras (with Edison Quintana, piano) -- Appassionato : from Partita latina, op. 92 ; Vivo from Partita latina, op. 92 / Marlos Nobre (with Edison Quintana, piano) -- Danzando : from the Suite for two cellos ; Allegro energico from the Suite for two cellos / Samuel Zyman (with Jesús Castro-Balbi, cello) -- Vivo : from Four verses for cello and orchestra / Roberto Sierra (with Orquesta de las Américas; Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor) -- Allegro giocoso e leggiero : from Three secular pieces / Mario Lavista (with Edison Quintana, piano) -- Presto : from the Cello concerto / Federico Ibarra (with Orquesta de las Américas, Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor -- Triste / Alberto Ginastera-Fournier (with Edison Quintana, piano) -- Presto with swing : from Cello concerto no. 2 / Eugenio Toussaint (with Orquesta de las Américas; Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor).
Abstract In 1720, Antonio Stradivari crafted an exquisite work of art-a cello known as the Piatti. Over the next three centuries of its life, the Piatti cello left its birthplace of Cremona, Italy, and resided in Spain, Ireland, England, Italy, Germany, and the United States. The Piatti filled sacred spaces, such as the Santa Cueva de Cadiz, with its incomparable voice. It also spent time in more profane places, including New York City bars, where it served as a guarantee for unpaid liquor tabs. The Piatti narrowly escaped Nazi Germany in 1935 and was once even left lying in the street all night. In 1978, the Piatti became the musical soul mate of world-renowned cellist Carlos Prieto, with whom it has given concerts around the world. In this book, Prieto recounts the adventurous life of his beloved "Cello Prieto," tracing its history through each of its previous owners from Stradivari in 1720 to himself. He then describes his noteworthy experiences of playing the Piatti cello, with which he has premiered some eighty compositions. In this part of their mutual story, Prieto gives a concise summary of his own remarkable career and his relationships with many illustrious personalities, including Igor Stravinsky, Dmitry Shostakovich, Pablo Casals, Mstislav Rostropovich, Yo-Yo Ma, and Gabriel García Marquez. To make the story of his cello complete, Prieto also provides a brief history of violin making and a succinct review of cello music from Stradivari to the present. He highlights the work of composers from Latin America, Spain, and Portugal, for whose music he has long been an advocate and principal performer. This book offers not only the first biography of a musical instrument but also an inviting overview of cello music and its preeminent composers and performers.
Local noteJoyner-JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING. SEARCH BY CALL NUMBER CD-9161.
General noteTranslated from the Spanish.
General noteAccompanied by CD: "From Bach to Piazzolla."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 331-336), discography (pages 311-314), and index.
LCCN 2006001346
ISBN0292713223 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780292713222

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