Great Cellists - Hardcover

Campbell, Margaret

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0943955092 ISBN 13: 9780943955094

Publisher: Trafalgar Square Pub, 1989

Synopsis

The author presents a rich picture of cello traditions & the greatest cellists in history. The careers and accomplishments of more than 175 cellists who have excelled as performers and teachers from the days of the earliest virtuosos in the 17th century to modern times are discussed. Casals, Piatigorsky, Rostropovich & du Pre receive the most attention. In addition to the text, there are numerous photos throughout the book.

About this title

About the Author:

Margaret Campbell began her career as a Fleet Street journalist. She is the author of Dolmetsch: the Man and his Work (1975), the editor of the British Journal of Music Therapy, and a regular contributor to The Strad, Musical Opinion, Music in Education and other journals. She is married to a London violin dealer and lives in Hemel Hempstead in England.

From Publishers Weekly:

Campbell ( The Great Violinists ) summarizes the careers and accomplishments of more than 175 cellists who have excelled as performers and teachers from the days of the earliest virtuosos in the 17th century to modern times. After a cursory description of the development of the instrument itself, she discusses early cellists in chapters arranged according to country. Outstanding cellists of more recent years are discussed at greater length, with the longest passages given to a few of the best known, including Casals, Piatigorsky, Rostropovich and du Pre. The book reads for the most part as a dry catalogue of facts, enlivened by some amusing anecdotes but written in an uninspired style and badly in need of editing. Photographs.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Pub
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0943955092
• ISBN 13: 9780943955094
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352