NOTES on ERNEST BLOCH’S SUITES for SOLO CELLO
VLC75 - by David Johnstone
In English / en inglés
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/BLOCH-The_Three_Solo_Cello_Suites.pdf
In English / en inglés

FEATURE on the SECOND CELLO CONCERTO of BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ
VLC74 - by David Johnstone
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/MARTINU-Second_Cello_Concerto.pdf
In English / en ingles

Small Feature on PROKOFIEV and his Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra
VLC73 - by David Johnstone
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/VLC73-PROKOFIEV_and_his_SINFONIA_CONCERTANTE.pdf
In English / en inglés

Small Feature on ENESCU and his Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra
VLC72 - by David Johnstone
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/VLC72-ENESCU_and_his_SINFONIA_CONCERTANTE.pdf
In English / en inglés

That unfortunate incident - PAU CASALS and EDUOARD JACOBS - what really happened?
VLC71 - by David Johnstone
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/VLC71-JACOBS_and_CASALS.pdf
In English / en inglés

Small Feature on SAINT-SAËNS Suite Op.16
VLC70 - by David Johnstone
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/VLC70-feature-Saint_Saens-SUITE_Op16.pdf
In English / en inglés

The Technics of Violoncello Playing
VLC69 - by Edmund van der Straeten
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Straeten-The_Technics_of_Violoncello_Playing_1905_text.pdf
In English / en inglés
A formerly most important treatise on cello playing, written (I believe in 1898) but the first published edition appeared in 190, under the auspices of ‘The Strad’ magazine. Although some things most seem a little antiquated in the 21st century (including some of the quaint terminology present!) there much to be admired, and the presentation is factual and frank…

The Connection of Susan Metcalfe with Pablo Casals and where Guilhermina Suggia was positioned within!
VLC68 - by David Johnstone
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/vlc068-Connection_METCALFE_CASALS_Suggia.pdf
In English / en inglés

Composer and Cellist JOHN FOULDS
GEN45-VLC67 - by David Johnstone
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/vlc136-gen45-Cellists_Corner-composer_JOHN_FOULDS.pdf
In English / en inglés

A MUCH MALIGNED CELLIST: THE TRUE STORY OF FELIX SALMOND AND THE ELGAR CELLO CONCERTO - Tully Potter tries to lay a myth to rest  
VLC66 - by Tully Potter   
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/vlc135-A_MUCH_MALIGNED_CELLIST-FELIX_SALMOND-Tully_Potter.pdf
In English / en inglés

Feature on conductor-cellist LAWRENCE LEONARD
GEN40/VLC65 - por David Johnstone
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gen040-gem041-Feature_on_LAWRENCE_LEONARD.pdf
In English / en  inglés

Feature on the music-loving King GEORGE IV of Great Britain and Ireland
VLC64 - por David Johnstone
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gen039-Feature_on_King_George_IV.pdf
In English / en  inglés

Feature on JOHANN BAPTISTE MARA (and his wife)  
VLC63 - by David Johnstone   
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/vlc089-Cellists_Corner-JOHANN_BAPTISTE_MARA_and_his_wife.pdf
In English / en  inglés

Feature on the Orquestra Pau Casals  
VLC62 - by David Johnstone   
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/vlc88-ORQUESTRA_PAU_CASALS.pdf
In English / en  inglés

Feature on the Delius Cello Concerto  
VLC61 - by David Johnstone   
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/vlc093-Feature_DELIUS_CELLO_CONCERTO.pdf
In English / en  inglés

Feature on the Andrew Lloyd Webber ‘Variations’  
VLC60 - by David Johnstone   
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/vlc85-Lloyd_Webber_VARIATIONS-1.pdf
In English / en  inglés

Truths and Rumours on Saint-Saens Cello Concerto in A minor
VLC59 - by David Johnstone 
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/vlc059-Truths_and_Rumours_on_Saint-Saens_Cello_Concerto_in_A_minor-1.pdf
In English / en  inglés

JANOS STARKER: Igniting a Spark
VLC58 - by Janet Horvath 
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/vlc059-Janos_Starker_Igniting_a_Spark-Horvath.pdf 
In English / en  inglés

A magnificent collection of CDs as a wonderful educational tool -
VLC57 - by Cecilia de Montserrat and Paz Jaramillo Marcos  
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/vlc057-COLECCIÓN_PEQUEÑAS_PIEZAS_CELLO-Cecilia_Montserrat.pdf
In English and Spanish / en español e inglés

LEV ARONSON (Forgotten Cellists)
VLC56 - by Janet Horvath (first appearing in “Interlude”) 
Nota: este artículo está ofrecido solamente en inglés. 
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/vlc055-ForgottenCellists-Lev_Aronson_j-m.pdf
this important cellist overcame horrific experiences in concentration camps during World War II to become principal cello of the Dallas Symphony, and a beloved cello teacher to following generations of great cellists. Here is his life story.

CARLOS GARCIA AMIGO - Un gran canal de YouTube
VLC55 - by Johnstone-Music
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/vlc055-Carlos_Garcia_Amigo-Gran_Canal_YouTube_j-m-1.pdf

CELLO TREATY - Etudes Classiques pour le violoncello (“Recueil des difficultés pour el instrument tirées des Sonatas, des Trios et des Quatuors - Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann etc. ”) (1857)
VLC54 - by Robert Emile Bockmühl
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/vlc054-Bockmuhl-Cello_Treaty-1857-publicdom-1.pdf
[J-M Note: Excellent and unusual compilation of the difficult passages for cello from chamber music repertoire up to about 1850]

ROSTROPOVICH - What works did he champion?
VLC53 - by Cello org
http://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/vlc053-What_works_did_Rostropovich_champion_j-m-3.pdf

CELLO TREATY - The Theory and Practice of Fingering the Violoncello (1793)
VLC52 - by John Gunn
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc-052-Gunn-Cello_Treaty-1993-publicdom.pdf
JOHN GUNN, said to have been born in Edinburgh about 1765, was not only a clever cellist, but also a remarkable writer on music. In the year 1790 he went to London as a cello teacher. He there published, in 1793, an instruction book for his instrument, under the full title of "The Theory and practice of fingering the Violoncello, containing rules and progressive lessons for attaining the knowledge and command of the whole compass of the instrument."

Catalogue of Twentieth Century Cello Ensemble Music
VLC51 - by Ivan Milkov Antonov / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc-051-Antonov-Catalogue_of_20thC_Cello_Ensemble_music_j-m.pdf  
A catalogue from music of the 20th century will never be complete, that is well nigh impossible, but this list represents a very good idea of the sort of repertoire that is currently available, with useful dates and often details of the first performances. Well worth keeping to hand! Please credit the author if you reproduce this article.

Stringing Along - Rostropovich
VLC50 - by Jayne I. Hanlin (orig. published by Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc) / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc050-Rostropovich_Hanlin_j-m-1.pdf

Visiting the Pablo Casals Museum (Parts I & II)
VLC49 - by Jayne I. Hanlin (orig. published by Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc)
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc049-Visiting_the_Pablo_Casals_Museum_j-m.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions - excellent short guide of first questions
VLC48 - by Cello Dreaming / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc048-Cello-FAQ_First_Questions_j-m-1.pdf

The Cello: Answers to basic questions (Beginners)
VLC47 - by Espie Estrella / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc047-The_Cello-Answers_to_Basic_Questions_j-m.pdf

Tchaikovsky’s Cello Concerto  
VLC46 - by Yuriy Leonovich /in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc046-Tchaikovsky-Cello_Concerto_j-m.pdf

The great concerto of Robert Volkmann  
VLC45 - by David Johnstone /in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc045-VOLKMANN-Cello-Concerto-j_m.pdf

The Magician of the Cello – The Rags-to-Riches Story of the Dutch cellist Auguste Van Biene 
VLC44 - based on the investigative work of Dr. Brenda Scott / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc044-Auguste_Van_Biene_j-m.pdf

Gregor Piatigorsky
VLC43 - por Celloheaven - S. y S. Applebaum / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc043-Gregor_PIATIGORSKY-j_m.pdf

CELLO CATALOGUE of British Cello Recital Music 1800-1975
VLC42 - by Johnstone-Music  
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc042_CELLO_CATALOGUE-British-Cello_Recital_Music-1800-1975_j-m.pdf

CELLO CATALOGUE of Spanish Cello Recital Music 1800-1975
VLC41 - by Johnstone-Music / in English and Spanish / en español e inglés
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc041_CELLO_CATALOGUE-Spanish-Cello_Recital_Music-1800-1975_j-m.pdf

CELLO_CATALOGUE Solo Cello Repertoire 1800-1945
VLC40 - by Johnstone-Music / in English and Spanish / en español e inglés
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc040_CELLO_CATALOGUE-Solo_Cello_Repertoire-1800-1945_j-m.pdf

CELLO_CATALOGO Recital Duo Repertoire 1919-1945
VLC39 - by Johnstone-Music / in English and Spanish / en español e inglés
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc039_CELLO_CATALOGUE-Recital_Duo_Repertoire-1919-1945_j-m.pdf

CELLO_CATALOGUE Romantic Recital Duo Repertoire 1800-1918
VLC38 - by Johnstone-Music / in English and Spanish / en español e inglés
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc038_CELLO_CATALOGUE-Romantic_Recital_Duo_Repertoire-1800-1918_j-m.pdf

The Cello Repertoire – Advice for students and young professionals 
VLC37 - by Benjamin Whitcomb / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc037-The_Cello_Repertoire-Advice_j-mrg.pdf

El Violonchelo - El Instrumento (Una guía básica)
VLC36 - anon. / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc036-El_Violonchelo-El_Instrumento_Una_Introduccion_j-m.pdf

CELLO WORKS LIST/CATALOGUE – Victorian Music Library Cello Catalogue
VLC35 - Victorian Music Library
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc035-Victorian_Music-Library-CelloCatalogue_j-m.pdf

An essay on Cello Studies 
VLC34 - by Ozan Tunka / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc034-Essay-on-cello-Studies-OZAN_TUNKA_j-m.pdf

Bernhard Romberg – An evaluation of his career and influence
VLC33 - by Celloheaven / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc033-Romberg-Evaluation_of-career_and_influence_j-m.pdf

21 Great and Unusual Twentieth Century Cellists (Brief biographies)
VLC32 - by…various authors / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc032-GREAT_AND_UNUSUAL-TWENTIETH-CENTURY-CELLISTS_j-m.pdf

Beethoven - The Sonatas and Variations for Cello - a wealth of Historical Information
VLC31 - by David Johnstone / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc031-Beethoven_sonatas_and_variations_j-m.pdf

La Música formó parte de mi vida desde el día que nací – Carlos Prieto habla de su vida
VLC30 - por Jorge Vázquez Pacheco / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc030-Carlos_Prieto-j_m.pdf

Concejos para mejorar el funcionamiento y el mantenimiento de los instrumentos de cuerdas – problemas y soluciones
VLC29 - por Lionnel Genovart / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc029-Consejos_practicos-problemas_y_soluciones_j-m.pdf

Useful books, websites, video for cellists - useful reference material  
VLC28 - by Cora Phillips / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc028-Useful_Books_Websites_Video_for_Cellists-Cora_Phillips_j-m.pdf

Janigro – A poetical Italian cellist  
VLC27 - by Annapaola / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc027-Antonio_Janigro_j-m.pdf

Kummer – Progression of the Dresden School of Cello Playing  
VLC26 - by Annapaola / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc026-Kummer_j-m.pdf

Dotzauer - founder of the Dresden school of Cello playing
VLC25 - by Annapaola / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc025-Dotzauer_j-m.pdf

A Brush with Immortality      
VLC24 - by Aaron Minsky / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc024-A_Brush_with_Immortality-A_Minsky_j-m.pdf

The Cello Suites: J. S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece (Eric Siblin) - A book review
VLC23 - by Jayne I. Hanlin / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc023-Casals_and_Search_for_Baroque_Masterpiece-Book_review_j-m.pdf

Leonard Rose (Stephen Honigberg) - A Book Review
VLC22 - by Jayne I. Hanlin / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc022-Leonard-Rose-Book_review_j-m.pdf

Maurice Marechal – the Voice of the Cello in France 
VLC21 - by David Johnstone / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc021-Maurice_Marechal_j-m.pdf

Jules de Swert - Belgium’s unsung Cello Hero 
VLC20 - by David Johnstone / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc020-De_SWERT-BELGUIMS_UNSUNG_CELLO_HERO_j-m.pdf 

The music of Goltermann - a largely forgotten German romantic cellist 
VLC19 - por David Johnstone / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc019-GOLTERMANN-Georg_j-m.pdf

 Bloch y Schelomo, Rapsodía Hebraica
VLC18 - por Walter Anibal Ravanelli / en español
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc018-Bloch_y_Schelomo_j-m.pdf

Leo Viola – Una luz para el violoncello desde Argentina / A light for the Cello from Argentina
VLC17 - by David Johnstone / in English and Spanish / en español e inglés
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc017-Leo_Viola_j-m.pdf

Gaspar Cassadó: His relationship with Pablo Casals and his versatile musical life
VLC16 - by Nat Chaitkin / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/vlc016-GASPAR_CASSADÓ-by_N_Chaitkin.pdf

Paul Bazelaire - The transition to the modern French cello age 
VLC15 - by David Johnstone in English  
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc015-Paul_Bazelaire_j-m.pdf

Carl Davidov – The romantic virtuoso Russian cellist 
VLC14 - by David Johnstone / in English  
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc014-Carl_Davidov-The_Romantic_Russian_Virtuoso_Cellist_j-m.pdf

Guilhermina Suggia – woman cellist of fire  
VLC13 - by David Johnstone / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc013-Guilhermina_Suggia-Woman_cellist_of_fire_j-m.pdf

The romantic French cellist Franchomme… and his friendship with Chopin  
VLC12 - by David Johnstone / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc012-Auguste_Franchomme_and_Chopin_j-m.pdf

The Late-Romantic German cello school - an introduction to Julius Klengel  
VLC11 - by David Johnstone / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc011-An_intro_Julius_Klengel_and_his_compositions_j-m.pdf

The Late-Romantic English Cello School  
VLC10 -by David Johnstone / in English
The Late-Romantic English Cello School - Whitehouse, Walenn, Squire, Such, Mukle, James, Trowell, Salmon, Sharpe, Harrison, Kennedy, Pini, Kilby, Cameron, Clark, Reiss, Butler,Hampton, Hooton, Joseph and Pleeth   
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/vlc010b-The_late_romantic_English_Cello_school.pdf 

Robert Lindley - the first great English cellist  
VLC09 - by David Johnstone / in ENGLISH  
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc009-Robert_Lindley-First_great_English_cellist_j-m.pdf

Robert Hausmann - the cellist of Brahms  
VLC08 - by David Johnstone / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc008-Robert_Hausmann-Cellist_of_Brahms_j-m.pdf

Hugo Becker and the German transition to the Modern Cello Age  
VLC07 - by David Johnstone / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc007-Hugo_Becker-The_German_transition_to_the_modern_cello_age_j-m.pdf

The Music of Fitzenhagen - and the Rococo Variations  
VLC06 - by David Johnstone / in English
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc006-The_Career_of_Fitzenhagen-and_the_Rococo_Variations_j-m.pdf

Understanding Grutzmacher  
VLC05 - by David Johnstone / in English  
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc005-Understanding_Grutzmacher_j-m.pdf

A brief introduction to the Cello Suites of J.S.Bach / Una breve introducción a las Suites para Violoncello de J.S. Bach  
VLC04 - by David Johnstone / in English and Spanish / en español e inglés
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc004-article-BACH-Cello_Suites_j-m.pdf

Six Rules of Cello Playing  
VLC03 - by Derek Simpson / in English  
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc003-Six_Rules_of_Cello_Playing_j-m.pdf

On Cello quartets, satanic dances and cricket 
VLC02 - by Alice McVeigh - Music and Vision / in English  
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/vlc002-On_Cello_quartets_satanic_dances-_and_cricket_j-m.pdf

Cadenza Preparation for cellists 
VLC01 - by David Johnstone / in English  
https://johnstone-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vlc001-Cadenza_Preparation_for_cellists_j-m.pdf