Osvaldo Golijov's concerto for this instrument, "Azul," was premiered by Alisa Weilerstein.
Osvaldo Golijov's concerto for this instrument, "Azul," was premiered by Alisa Weilerstein. Another player of this instrument paired Saint-Saens's A-minor concerto for it and Schumann's single-movement concerto in A minor on an album recorded with her husband Daniel Barenboim. This instrument plays the solo in Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme and in Max Bruch's Kol Nidre. Edward Elgar's Concerto in E minor for this instrument was popularized by a famous recording made by Jacqueline du Pre. Bach wrote six solo suites for this instrument. For 10 points, name this instrument played by Mstislav Rostropovich and Yo-Yo Ma.
Osvaldo Golijov's concerto for this instrument, "Azul," was premiered by Alisa Weilerstein.
cello [or violoncello]