Dimitry Markevitch's Cello Library     [Cliquez ici pour voir cette page en français]

The Geneva Conservatory of Music has the privilege of being the legatee of the remarkable Cello Library of Dimitry Markevitch (1923-2002). Gathered by the well-known cellist, music teacher and scholar, the library reflects the artist's lifelong passion for his instrument.

This marvellous collection of scores, books and other material is now housed by the Library of the Geneva Conservatory of Music and cared for by it's librarians.

The catalog should soon be available at this web site.

Below you can find some links providing interesting information about the contents of Dimitry Markevitch's Cello Library as well as about the great artist himself.

For more information please contact : markevitch@vtx.ch

Links:

CDs Bach Suites, Chaconne de Bach, Beethoven Sonatas & Kodály Sonata
http://mp3.com/ics  & http://genres.mp3.com/music/classical/

Interview Internet Cello Society
http://www.cello.org/Newsletter/Articles/markevitch.htm

Luigi Boccherini - An Unjustly Neglected Great Composer for the Cello
(December 2000)
http://www.cello.org/Newsletter/Articles/bocc_mark.htm

Article on Fingerings
http://www.cello.org/Newsletter/Articles/fingers/fingers.htm

Recent Bach Suites Editions (October 2000)
http://www.cello.org/Newsletter/Reviews/bach_mark.htm

Riemenschneider Bach Institute, p. 19
http://www.bw.edu/~bachinst/journal.html

Six Suites de Bach CD670/1
http://www.jsbach.org/six.html

Témoin du Siècle
http://www.tsr.ch/zigzag/b_programme/invites935.htm

8 sites and almost 150 with the search "+markevitch +dimitry"

Scores as per Categories:

1 CONCERTO, or WORKS with ORCHESTRA
2 SONATAS with Piano
3 PIECES with Piano Accompaniment
4 UNACCOMPANIED CELLO
5 METHODS and STUDIES
6 CHAMBER MUSIC and Miscellany
7 MULTIPLE CELLI (2, 3, 4, 8, 12 Celli),
8 CELLO and OTHER INSTRUMENT (Violin, Viola, Flute, etc.)

Books, Magazines/Newsletters, Recordings, etc.

1 History of the Cello & Biographie of Cellists
2 Dissertations on the Cello
3 Bibliographies, Treatises
4 Johann Sebastian BACH
5 Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART
6 Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
7 Other Composers & Musicians
8 Music History
9 Performance Practice
10 Acoustics
11 Analysis & Philosophy of Music
12 Instruments
13 Music Dictionaries
14 Que Sais-Je (French Collection)
15 Directories & Catalogs
16 Iconography
17 Opera
18 Dance
19 Music of Today
20 Microfilms
21 Music Magazines, Newsletters
22 Music Publishers Catalogs
23 CDs, 33t-45t-78t, Cassettes, Tapes, Videos