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CELLO
SOLOS
ESSENTIAL REPERTOIRE FOR CELLO !< PIANO
SELECTEO !< EDITEO BY
I ho~ that Tht Great Ceflo Solos will give much pleasure to players and
listeners ali ke.· J. L.W.
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JULIAN LLOYD WEBBER
Since completing his studies in Gen('Va with Pierre Fournier, Julian Uoyd Webber has
performed throughout the world, partnering many of the great orchestras and musicians of our t ime.
Recent engagements include appearances with the Be rlin Philharmonic Orchestra under
Lorin Maazel, the Czech Philharmonk Orchestra under Vadav Neumann,
the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra u~ Sir Yehudi Menuhin and perfonnances at
the Sydney Opera Hou~. the Konzerthaus in Vienna a nd the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
He has toured t he f ar East, Australia, Europe, Scandinavia, the USA and Canada .
Since 1984 Julian Uoyd Webber has recorded for the Philips label.
His performance of the Elgar CeUo Cooc.erto with the Royal Philharmonk Orchestra under
Sir Yehudi Menuhin won the 1987 BPI award for the Best British ClaSlkal Recording.
Other releases include the concertos of Ovolak, Haydn, Honeqger and Saint-Saens and
the Britten and Shostakovkh sonatas amongst others.
Julian Lloyd Webber has made fir1t recordings of more than 25 wOOu, including
Makolm Arnold's ' Fantasy', Frank Bridge's 'Oration' (Concerto efeg.JK:o), Britten's 'Suite No.)',
Hotst's ' ln'IOCation', Va ughan Williams' 'Fantasia on Sussex fofk Tunes',
Andrew Uoyd Webber's 'Variations', Rodrigo's 'Conc•erto como un divertimento '
and Sir Arthur Sullivan' s 'Concerto'.
ARIOSO: BACH
Although the Arioso is now famous as a cello soiD, it began life as a piece for oboe with string
accompaniment in Bach's Cantata No.1 56. Its sinuous melodic: line is well suited to the ce llo.
ELEGIE: FAURE
This masterpiece was composed in 1883. It is a beautiful won: which shows Faur~·s great gift for
writing miniatures. The broad sweep of the main theme exploits the cello's elegiac qualities.
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THE GREAT
CELLO
SOLOS
SELECTED &: EDITED BY
JULIAN LLOYD WEBBER
The purpose of this collection is to bring the essential short pieces for
the cetlo togt:thtr in one attrKtive ~ume.
Great are hal been taken to make use of the ~rs· original edittoos, and
edit~ maricings have, ltnnt. ~ k~t to a Mlpful minimum.
I hope that Th~ Great C~/lo Solos wtllgiw: much pleasure to playen and
listeners alike.· J.l.W.
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C I I I 0 I' A~ T
JULIAN LLOYD WEBBER
Since completing his studies in Gene va with Pierre Fournier, lulia"'l Uoyc \\ ebbt!! r.a5
performed throughout the world, partnerifl9 many of the grea: orchestras and ln.JSic:iar::s dOt. · :,:-,e.
Recent engagements include appeatatl(t$ .,..;th the Serlin Philharmonic c::>rcnes:n !.a"l!!e
Lorin Maazel, the Cnc.h Philharmoni<: Orchestra under Vadav '\.arl.a.;-4
the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Sir Yehudi Menuhin and oeria-.anc~ .at
the Sydney Opera House, the Konzerthaus in V~enna and the Kerul@dy Cen:er r .\"Ww"-9". .¥ X .
He has toured the Far East. Australia, Europe, Sca ndinavia , the USA .nd Canada.
julian lloyd Webber has made ~rst r«.on:fWlQ:S oi lnOI'!" than 25 W'Of'Xs, including
Malcolm Amold 's 'Fantasy', Frank B~'s 'Oration' (Concerto ~i<:o), Britten's ' Suite No.3',
Holst's ' lnYO<ation', Vaughan \Wiams" ·Fantasia on Sussv. Folk Tunes',
Andrew Uoyd Webber's 'Varioi!tions', Rodrigo' s ' Cooci@rto como un d ivertimento'
and srr Arthur Sullivan's 'Concerto'.
ARIOSO: BACH
Although the Arioso is now famous as a c ello solo, it bE'gan life as a piece for oboe with string
accompaniment in Bach' s Cantata No.1 56. Its sinuous melodic line is well suited to the cello.
ELEGIE: FAURE
Tt1is masterpiece was composed in 1883. It is a beautiful wo rk which shows Faure' s great g ift for
writing miniatures. The broad sweep of the main theme exploits the cello's elegiac qualities.
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