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With ‘Arpeggione’

Steinway grand piano - pedals
Steinway Grand Piano – Pedals, Wikimedia Commons

In light of my recent Music in the Elevator blog post, “With vs. Following: A Question of Accompanist Equality“, here are four video offerings that focus on ‘Arpeggione’.

Presenting YoYo Ma “with” several Accompanists, and their interpretive styles, performing Franz Schubert’s ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in a minor D. 821 for Cello and Piano.

  1. [Yo-Yo Ma+Emanuel Ax] Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata D821 for Cello & Piano (Tsnamesoralong, YouTube, August 8, 2011)

2. Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata D.821 / Mitsuko Uchida & YoYo Ma (Chelsoo Hwang, YouTube; August 17,2020)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7m7rEmSuVk

3. Arpeggione Sonata / YoYo Ma & Rudolf Firkušný (1992) (Cello644, Youtube; November 12, 2014)

4. Arpeggione Sonata / YoYo Ma & Patricia Zander (1981 LIVE) (Cello6644, YouTube; November 23, 2016)

Enjoy…