Giovanni Sollima is a contemporary composer and cellist whose music is at once fiercely modern and lushly romantic. Witness
Daydream: the first half is a rich, warm trio, and
the second half is a virtuosic cello solo that is, for lack of better words, punk as
fuck. His longer composition
Violoncelles, Vibrez! is a lush, pulsating piece that builds to an incredible climax. My favorite work of his, L. B. Files, is
a four-
part work that rapidly shifts styles and colors and textures – simply glorious all around.
posted by Rory Marinich
on Mar 6, 2013 -
24 comments
Cello Fortress is a unique combination of a game and a live music performance. A cellist defends a fortress by improvising on his cello. Melodies control the guns, dissonant notes activate the flamethrowers. Players from the audience use game controllers to steer their tanks and attack the fortress. The cellist plays live music, while at the same time controlling the game to be a fun challenge for the players. Cello Fortress is an innovative experiment that blends concert and game.
posted by boo_radley
on Jan 16, 2013 -
5 comments
Yesterday, a cello was stolen from the San Francisco conservatory. Today, the musician's dad is trying to use
surveillance pics and a
Reddit post to find the thieves. The Huffington Post has since picked up
the photos as well. Will crowd-sourced crime solving work?
posted by kellybird
on Sep 18, 2012 -
32 comments
Gauche the Cellist [Google video, 63 minutes] is based on a story [Japanese; English translation #1, #2] by Kenji Miyazawa, one of the most-loved poet/storytellers in Japan (Miyazaki and Takahata love his works, and have been influenced by him). The movie was made as an independent project by a Japanese animation studio, OH Production (wiki), and took 6 years to complete. It is rather difficult to make a Kenji story into a movie because there are many Japanese just waiting to rip you apart if you screw up, but Gauche has been highly acclaimed, and is considered one of the best Miyazawa movies (IMDb). The story is about a cellist, Gauche, who becomes a better cellist by interacting with animals who visit his home every night. *
posted by filthy light thief
on Oct 8, 2011 -
8 comments
