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Reflections on the 17 Beethoven String Quartets: The Middle Period Quartets (Part 2 of 5)

By Paul Katz December 15, 2020

Subjects Chamber Music, Repertoire

Tags Beethoven, Beethoven Quartets, Beethoven's 250th Birthday, Beethoven's Middle Period, Cleveland Quartet, Paul Katz, Reflections on Beethoven

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Reflections on the 17 Beethoven String Quartets: The Early Period Quartets (Part 1 of 5)

By Paul Katz December 14, 2020

Subjects Chamber Music, Repertoire

Tags Beethoven, Beethoven Quartets, Beethoven's 250th Birthday, Cleveland Quartet, Early Beethoven, Paul Katz, Reflections on Beethoven

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Opening the Beethoven A Major Cello Sonata: Obsessing Over the First Five Bars

By Guest Blogger June 15, 2016

Subjects Repertoire

Tags Beethoven, chamber music, repertoire, Sonata

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Being the Music

By Thomas Rosenberg December 8, 2015

Subjects Chamber Music

Tags cellobello, CelloBlog, chamber music, thomas rosenberg

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Exploring Beethoven’s Fifth: Second Variation

By Jonathan Pegis January 9, 2013

Subjects Orchestra, Repertoire

Tags audition excerpt, Auditions, Beethoven, Beethoven Symphonies, Beethoven's 5th Symphony, bow control, bowings, breathing, cello, cello excerpt, cellobello, control, effortless, experiment, experimentation, fingerings, intonation, Jonathan, Northwestern, pacing, Pegis, phrasing, slow breathing, string crossings, Symphony, tempo, variations, variations on a theme, vibrato

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Exploring Beethoven 5th, Variation One

By Jonathan Pegis December 11, 2012

Subjects Orchestra, Repertoire

Tags attention to detail, Beethoven, Beethoven Symphonies, Beethoven's 5th Symphony, bow control, bow technique, cello, cello excerpt, cellobello, continuous vibrato, details, dynamics, Excerpts, intonation, Jonathan, legato, melody, musicality, Pegis, phrasing, practice tips, Preparation, Rhythm, shifting, singing, Sound, sound production, technical challenges, tempo, vibrato

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New and Old

By Yeesun Kim October 7, 2011

Subjects Chamber Music, Repertoire

Tags ability, articulations, cello, cellobello, challenges, character, composers, confidence, creativity, dynamics, familiar, Kim, music, rehearsals, Rhythm, soundscapes, structure, unique, virtuosity, Yeesun

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Cycles, Shostakovich, and the Final Four

By Brandon Vamos March 28, 2011

Subjects Chamber Music, Repertoire

Tags audiences, Beethoven, Brandon, cellist, cello, cellobello, challenge, composers, composition, concert halls, context, experiences, humor, melodies, musicians, performances, perspective, Quartet, Shostakovich, string quartet, themes, Touring, understanding, unique

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