An ideal collection for a student performing in a contest or recital after 3-4 years of study. All of the pieces can be played comfortably in first position. Contents: March in G Major (J.S. Bach) • Minuet in C Major (J.S. Bach) • Minuet from String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11, No. 5 (Boccherini) • Waltz, Op. 39, No. 15 (Brahms) • Lydia (Fauré) • Solvejg's Song from Peer Gynt (Greig) • Siciliana (Handel) • Minuet (Haydn) • Jupiter Chorale from The Planets (Holst) • German Dance (“The Sleigh Ride”) (Mozart) • Barcarole from The Tales of Hoffmann (Offenbach) • To Music (Schubert) • The Two Grenadiers (Schumann) • Andante cantabile from Symphony No. 5 (Tchaikovsky). Cello recordings – available online for download or streaming – are by Joseph Johnson, principal cello for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and pianist Judit Jaimes. Piano accompaniment tracks are also available.
Song List
An Die Musik, D. 547
Andante Cantabile
Barcarolle
German Dance In C Major, K. 605, No. 3
Jupiter Chorale
Let Me Wander Not Unseen
Lydia
March In G Major
Minuet
Minuet In C Major
Minuetto from String Quintet in E Major, Opus 11, No. 5