Prokofiev completed part of the first movement of this sonata, leaving behind sketches for the rest. Vladimir Blok took up these sketches and ultimately completed the first movement
29 essential orchestral cello part excerpts for auditions with unique color-coding that shows suggested fingerings, bowings, and commentary. The excerpts have copious stylistic pointers throughout each excerpt.
This is not a Casals edition, but rather one edited by students and disciplies of Casals. Marie Roemaet Rosanoff and Lieff Rosanoff feel they offer a representation of Casals’ teachings, and his tradition of performance as they remained in personal and artistic contact with Casals. Suite 5 does not use the original tuning (scordatura) but normal tuning.
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