Taught by renowned cellist
Mischa Maisky
Master cellist Mischa Maisky goes into detail as he gives a course on interpreting the masterpiece of Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals: The Swan. Using demonstrations musical and technical, and with the help of his daughter, the pianist Lily Maisky, we gain new insight into this most familiar and critical part of the repertoire. Above all, he says, the piece should have an elegant atmosphere and we must embody a “reflective, swan-like character.”
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<p id="">Master cellist Mischa Maisky goes into detail as he gives a course on interpreting the masterpiece of Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals: The Swan. Using demonstrations musical and technical, and with the help of his daughter, the pianist Lily Maisky, we gain new insight into this most familiar and critical part of the repertoire. Above all, he says, the piece should have an elegant atmosphere and we must embody a “reflective, swan-like character.”</p>
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