$16.00
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Cantilรจne started out as a piano solo found in a set of 15 Pieces for the Piano, op. 3, that was first published in 1878. It reflects the fluid style of music performed in the Parisian salons of that era, unpretentious yet well-crafted, attractive in its melodic invention. It caught Alphonse Hasselmansโ ear, who in turn transformed it into a mellifluous work for cello (or violin) and harp. A great encore piece, or a companion piece in a recital featuring French romantic to impressionistic repertoire.
Victor Dolmetsch, Cantilรจne from 15 Pieces for piano, tr. Hasselmans for cello (or violin) & harp, ed. D. Piana
Victor Dolmetsch hailed from a German-Bohemian family of musicians and instrument-makers that settled in France. He was a first cousin of the renowned early music specialist (Eugรจne) Arnold Dolmetsch. He studied piano with Marmontel at the Paris Conservatoire and later became a music critic for Le Mรฉnestrel.
