Review (PDF) Cello Concerto In E Minor In Full Score (Dover Music Scores)
A tour de force for any cellist, Elgar's magnificent Cello Concerto is performed more frequently than any other except that of Dvorák. Regarded as an elegy for a lost world, the Cello Concerto was written after the composer's lengthy creative stagnation during World War I. Melodic and evocative, it exhibits a remarkable scope, ranging from tragic passion to buoyant optimism. Cellists and other music lovers will delight in this full score of Elgar's last major work, reproduced from an authoritative source.
Series: Dover Music Scores
Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications (July 17, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0486418960
ISBN-13: 978-0486418964
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 0.4 x 10.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,376,511 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #11 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Sheet Music & Scores > Composers > Elgar #90 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Sheet Music & Scores > Forms & Genres > Concerto #466 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Sheet Music & Scores > Historical Period > Late Romantic
There isn't much to be said about the way a score is printed as most are really very similar. Dover scores are sometimes derided for being inconsistent, with some editions containing errors, but I have yet to come across them in the few Dover editions I possess. They are preferable for study books because they are bound to be laid flat, which is all the more appreciated after so many years pushing books like this and concerto scores to the back of music stands.The Elgar concerto itself is a classic for its breathy opening and the important place it has occupied in the cello's repertoire, as well as with the careers it has made, most famously that of Jacqueline du Pré. It seems to differ from the composer's other work precisely because of its thoughtfulness, similar to the famous Enigma Variations, whereas his violin concerto is beloved for its expansiveness and technical demands. I do appreciate its contribution as someone who matured as a violinist before developing a relationship with the cello. If for nothing else, Elgar's cello concerto is certainly something to have in one's library for the times when the mind wanders.
If you are learning this concerto, you need to know its orchestration, so you might as well get this, and play through the whole piece from the score so you know what's happening.
Cello Concerto in E Minor in Full Score (Dover Music Scores) Concerto in C Major, Op. 56 (Triple Concerto): and Fantasia in C Minor, Op. 80 (Choral Fantasy) in Full Score (Dover Music Scores) Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, in Full Score (Dover Music Scores) Music Minus One 'Cello: Haydn 'Cello Concerto in C major, HobVIIb:1 (Sheet Music & 2 CDs) Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53: and Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F Minor, Op. 11 (Dover Music Scores) Great Romantic Cello Concertos in Full Score (Dover Music Scores) Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks in Full Score (Dover Music Scores) Symphony No. 2 In E Minor, Op. 27, in Full Score (Dover Music Scores) Mass in B Minor in Full Score (Dover Music Scores) Violin Concerto No. 1 in Full Score (Dover Music Scores) First Violin Concerto and Scottish Fantasy in Full Score (Dover Music Scores) Concerto in B Minor Op. 61: with Separate Violin Part (Dover Chamber Music Scores) Violin Concerto in E Minor (Dover Miniature Music Scores) Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: with Separate Violin Part (Dover Chamber Music Scores) J.S. Bach - Violin Concerto in D Minor (from Concerto No. 1 For Harpsichord, Bwv1052): Music Minus One Violin (Music Minus One (Numbered)) Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G.482 (Original version): Full Score [A7726] Gabriel Fauré - Cello Sonata No.2 - Op.117 - A Score for Cello and Piano Cello Sonata, Violin Sonata and Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp (Dover Chamber Music Scores) Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104 (Schott) (Edition Eulenburg) Dvorak Cello Concerto In B Minor Op104 Book And 2 CD Set
