Bion Tsang Music | Tchaikovsky Valse Sentimentale, Op. 51, No. 6, for Cello & Piano @BionTsangMusic | Uploaded January 2017 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Bion Tsang, Cellist
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"I was initially inspired to learn the Tchaikovsky Valse Sentimentale after seeing a video of Gregor Piatigorsky playing it with his longtime pianist Ralph Berkowitz. (The film footage was apparently shot sometime in the 1950s and was intended for a movie short featuring pianist Artur Rubinstein, violinist Jascha Heifetz and Piatigorsky.) Piatigorsky, in the video, makes use of down bow staccato—a true rarity, especially in cello repertoire and technique—in the most graceful, artful manner. I told myself that I had to learn the piece just to be able to try playing down bow staccato as Piatigorsky did. I then came across Isaac Stern’s recording of the Valse Sentimentale with pianist Alexander Zakin, which just blew me away emotionally. I ended up transcribing Stern’s version, which stays in the key of the original solo piano version—F minor—and keeps an important theme that most transcriptions—including Piatigorsky’s—omit."
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky Valse Sentimentale, Op. 51, No. 6, for Cello & Piano (arr. by Stern/Tsang)
Bion Tsang, Cello
Cecilia Lo-Chien Kao, Piano
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Recorded at Blue Rock Artist Ranch and Studio, in 24-bit audio and 1080p video. This recording made possible by the generous support of the Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts.
Andy Murphy, Panda Productions, Audio Recording
Sam Roden, Rodanti Films, Video Production
ISRC QM69B1601212
Bion Tsang, Cellist
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"I was initially inspired to learn the Tchaikovsky Valse Sentimentale after seeing a video of Gregor Piatigorsky playing it with his longtime pianist Ralph Berkowitz. (The film footage was apparently shot sometime in the 1950s and was intended for a movie short featuring pianist Artur Rubinstein, violinist Jascha Heifetz and Piatigorsky.) Piatigorsky, in the video, makes use of down bow staccato—a true rarity, especially in cello repertoire and technique—in the most graceful, artful manner. I told myself that I had to learn the piece just to be able to try playing down bow staccato as Piatigorsky did. I then came across Isaac Stern’s recording of the Valse Sentimentale with pianist Alexander Zakin, which just blew me away emotionally. I ended up transcribing Stern’s version, which stays in the key of the original solo piano version—F minor—and keeps an important theme that most transcriptions—including Piatigorsky’s—omit."
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky Valse Sentimentale, Op. 51, No. 6, for Cello & Piano (arr. by Stern/Tsang)
Bion Tsang, Cello
Cecilia Lo-Chien Kao, Piano
DOWNLOAD on iTunes: itun.es/us/2LS4hb?i=1206045180
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MORE on audio library at biontsang.com
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Recorded at Blue Rock Artist Ranch and Studio, in 24-bit audio and 1080p video. This recording made possible by the generous support of the Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts.
Andy Murphy, Panda Productions, Audio Recording
Sam Roden, Rodanti Films, Video Production
ISRC QM69B1601212
