COMPLETE CELLO TECHNIQUE BY DIRAN ALEXANIAN

Publisher's Note:

An unabridged republication of Diran Alexanian's 1922 classic, Traite theorique et pratique du Violoncelle, this volume represents one of the most thorough explorations of cello playing and technique in the literature. It reprints the original dual-language edition, featuring French and English instruction side by side on the page, complemented by numerous photographs, diagrams, and music examples. Students and growing professionals alike will find if superb compendium of instruction.

Alexanian played chamber music with Brahms, performed concertos with Mahler, taught alongside Casals in Paris, and saw his influential ideas shape the careers of such cellists as the legendary Gregor Piatigorsky. He received the highest praise from Casals, in the preface to this volume:"...[in] the only work of its kind...even experienced virtuosos will find...food for its instructive meditation."

Dover (2003) unabridged republication of the work originally published by A Zunz Mathot, Paris, 1922. Introduction to the Dover edition by Prof.David Geber, Chairman of Strings, Manhattan School of Music, 224pp.9x12. Paperbound.