‘Some of the colour is meant to be no more than a vague wash against which the solo cello defines itself.’ He went on to speak of ‘that poignant simplicity that has come upon Elgar’s music ...

Selaocoe wasn’t allowed to take his instrument home, so during the week he “practised” on four lines drawn on paper to ...

The cello can be played as a solo instrument, as well as in chamber music ensembles, string orchestras ... Each of the four strings is tuned a fifth apart, making up the notes C, G, D and A. How to ...

There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other instruments put together, and they are very often at the heart of the music. The cello looks like a violin - but bigger. You couldn't ...