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Sibelius Theme and Variations for Solo Cello (1887)

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Uploaded by on Jul 12, 2010

Brinton Averil Smith, cellist. The North American debut of Jean Sibelius' 1887 Theme and Variations for Solo Cello, the first concert work for solo cello by a major composer since the Bach Suites. Rediscovered in 1995, the work is still unpublished and has had only a handful of public performances. From a faculty recital at Rice's Shepherd School of Music on 3/15/10. Other works on the program included solo cello works by Reger, Bloch, Rozsa, Ysaye, Cassado and transcriptions for solo cello of works by Paganini and Chopin.

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  • Hi! amazing performance=)...Do you know where we can find this wonderful piece?

  • i wouldnt want this piece debuted in anyone else's hands

  • is it finally published? the player should share it with world!!! all the cellist are soooooooooooo looking forward..

  • Wondeful playing, congratulations!

  • Very much reminds us of some Paganini...?

  • How does one misplace a work this great? Thank you for sharing this. It needs to be played. A lot.

  • Brilliant! Thank you for bringing to light such wonderful music, and doing so in magnificent fashion!

  • Nice! Does'nt sound like Sibelius at all though. His early works I guess were a bit impersonal

  • Awesome!

  • well played!!! You mention the music is not published..is there a way to obtain the music?

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