Saint-Saens The Swan. Music Video of the Year 2009 (Sydney Video Makers)

To download from iTunes click: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=316864049&... (as solo version)

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Physical CD: http://www.georgcello.com/music.htm

Georg Mertens cello - Gavin Tipping piano. Sydney Video Makers Club "Music Video of the Year 2009".
Recorded and edited by "bushtrailer" - 6 Dec 2008 at the Gulgong Opera House / Australia. http://au.youtube.com/user/bushtrailer

"The Swan" (as solo) has been recorded on the CD "Cello Solos" - Live Recordings from the Concerts in the Cave":

More Youtube videos from the CD "Cello Solos" on the same channel:
Cathedral Ciaconna (G.Mertens)
Erh Hu improvisation (G.Mertens)
Arabian Improvisation (G. Mertens)
Variations on Neidhardt's "Maienzeit" (G. Mertens)
Asturias [Leyenda] (Albeniz)
Verano Porteno (A. Piazzolla)
Tango Celloguitar (G. Mertens)
Tarantella (H. Squire)
Spanish Romance (Anonymus / Mertens)
Vocalise (Rachmaninov)
Meditation from Thais (Massenet)

The Swan is a Grade 6 AMEB exam piece.
The FREE Sheet Music of the cello part, bowings and fingerings as in this recording, is available from: http://www.georgcello.com/sheetmusic.htm
You find there also an edition of "The Swan" for 3 cellos arranged for cellists birthday parties!

In this clip Georg Mertens and Gavin Tipping play "The Swan" as their encore piece from the CD launch of "Cello Favourites" in the Prince of Wales Opera House at Gulgong, NSW .
The CD "Cello Favourites" on iTunes click: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=283841000
Physical CD: http://www.georgcello.com/music.htm

CONCERTS with Georg Mertens at Jenolan Caves are the longest series of cello concerts in history with more than 140 cello concerts in over 12 years.
Cello Concerts are held regularly every 3d Sat of the month 4pm.
Bookings (AU) 02 6359 3911 or ticketmaster.
For program details visit: http://www.georgcello.com/cello.htm

Apart from giving concerts Georg Mertens teaches cello and Classical guitar in Katoomba / Blue Mountains.

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[Domithious]

Just beautiful. Close your eyes and dream away

[lovification8]

This music that I perform on my piano builds a kind of creature inside of me...♥

[lovification8]

@cellistperfection I have the notes, I played it to an audience and it was so wonderful...

[sentimentaloldme]

Outstanding...very beautiful ♪♫ ♥

[Dr3ad3r]

i think the piano player was to loud.

[543693The]

grande profondeur d'interprétation! belle sensibilité et très beaux vibratos

Compliments, remerciements

[cellistperfection]

i love this..... i tried to play it, but it didnt sound right

[doublearejazz]

:-) !!

nice playing !

[Consuelo888]

Que bella melodía, maravillosa!!!!

[zmonkartemis]

OH MY!!! The vibrato is so penetrating!!!!

Beautiful! I didn't even like this song until I heard it here.