In her book and DVD project “Using Technique and Imagination to achieve Artistic Expression”, Quintessence in 3 parts, the famous cellist Maria Kliegel opens up a new avenue that is intended to help advanced cellists over these obstacles. Using numerous examples from the cello repertoire, the book is a distillation of her experience.

The 2 DVDs provide a demonstration of the cello techniques, for the bow and for the left-hand, described in the book. Maria Kliegel also plays and analyzes the ”infamous” passages from the Cello Concertos by Haydn and Schumann and from Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations.

“… I strongly recommend her book and demonstration DVDs to all.” - Janos Starker

“… She is talented not only in interpreting but also in analysis of the technical cello elements …” - Mstislav Rostropovich

“… Having read and studied Maria Kliegel‘s treatise on the cello I have only words of gratitude …” - Bernhard Greenhouse, Beaux Arts Trio

Contents:
The Book:
Quintessence 1: Description of the cello techniques demonstrated on the DVDs (198 pages)

DVD 1:
Quintessence 2
- Bow Technique (43:53)
- Left-hand Technique (1:21:55)
Quintessence 3:
- Infamous Excerpts:
Haydn: Concerto in D major (2:08:54)

DVD 2:
Quintessence 3
- Infamous Excerpts:
Schumann: Concerto in A minor (1:54:49)
Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations in A major (2:06:28)

Total Running Time: DVD 1 - 260 mins DVD 2 – 240 mins
NTSC: No Region Coding
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Dual Layer Disc • Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo • Dolby Surround 5.0
Worldwide Available