Kabalevsky Cello Concerto No.1 - MP3 download

High quality accompaniments - play along to the piano

Kabalevsky: Cello Concerto No.1 in G

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Dmitri Kabalevsky finished his first Cello Concerto in 1949, and despite its date it is a fairly traditional concerto, with melodies based on Russian songs and along typical Romantic lines. The second movement is a beautiful elegy to Russian soldiers killed in the war. Here you can purchase and download the (transcribed) piano parts to play along to, recorded by a professional accompanist.

Other cello concertos

1. Allegro

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Please click here to see if this track contains clicks/cuts/repeats: Bars 209-212: dotted crotchet click-beats accompany these four bars

1. Allegro (practice)

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2. Largo, molto espressivo

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Please click here to see if this track contains clicks/cuts/repeats: Cadenza (bar 36): 9 seconds of silence in piano part, followed by 4 crotchet click-beats to indicate re-entry of piano part.

3. Allegretto

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Please click here to see if this track contains clicks/cuts/repeats: Bar 28 (Poco piu mosso): Click-beats in this bar help to signify new tempo

Bars 152-159: crotchet click-beats help keep pulse in these bars where piano is silent

Bars 232-234:click-beats help keep pulse

Bars 247-250: crotchet click-beats keep pulse through these allargando bars, indicating the slowing down

Bars 305 and 306 (Piu mosso): crotchet click-beats indicate the faster speed of this section.

3. Allegretto (practice)

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Note: This practice version is included for free when the movement above is purchased

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