Gaspar Cassadó’s Toccata, traditionally published as a work by Frescobaldi arranged for cello and piano, is a brilliant Baroque-inspired virtuoso showpiece. Modern scholarship attributes the composition itself to Cassadó. Published by Universal Edition, it combines rapid passagework, energetic rhythms and demanding cello technique, making it excellent recital repertoire for advanced performers.

Key Features:

• For cello and piano

• Associated with Gaspar Cassadó

• Baroque-inspired virtuoso concert work

• Traditionally attributed to Girolamo Frescobaldi

• Published by Universal Edition

• Catalogue No. UE 8282

• ISBN 978-3-7024-1848-9

• ISMN 979-0-008-01019-4

• Advanced level

August Casorti’s Bowing Technique, Op. 50 is a focused technical study for solo violin, designed to develop a supple wrist, flexible right-hand fingers and confident control of the bow. Combining practical observations with exercises in bow strokes, articulation and tone production, this Edition Peters edition is an excellent resource for building a more expressive and controlled bowing technique.

Key Features:

• For solo violin

• Composed by August Casorti

• Focuses specifically on bowing technique

• Develops wrist and finger flexibility

• Covers bow strokes, articulation and tone

• Text in English, German and French

• Published by Edition Peters

• Catalogue No. EP 2516

• ISMN 979-0-0140-1180-2

Canzone e Pastorella is an expressive Spanish work by Ernesto Halffter, transcribed for cello and piano by Gaspar Cassadó in 1934. Combining lyrical writing with a lighter pastoral character, it offers cellists rewarding recital repertoire for developing tonal colour, phrasing and expressive control.

Key Features:

• For cello and piano

• Composed by Ernesto Halffter

• Transcribed by Gaspar Cassadó

• Dating from 1934

• Published by Éditions Max Eschig

• Catalogue No. ME 4335

• ISMN 979-0-045-01839-9

• Expressive 20th-century Spanish repertoire