{"product_id":"16330-lutoslawski-witold-cello-concerto-autograph-musical-quotation","title":"Lutoslawski, Witold. (1913–1994) Cello Concerto - Autograph Musical Quotation","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"\"\u003eAutograph musical quotation from the important Polish composer and conductor, who has penned the first note of the solo cello part from his \u003ci\u003eCello Concerto\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), a D marked \"\u003ci\u003ep indifferente\u003c\/i\u003e.\" He has signed below and dated Köln, March 22, 1991. In very fine condition. 8 x 5.5 inches (20.6 x 14.3 cm).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"\" color=\"\" face=\"\" style=\"\"\u003e\"The opening music for the cello is not only unaccompanied but suggests the uncomposed, un-self-conscious actions and motions of someone who believes himself to be unobserved. The cello begins with a dry ticking on a single note, D: \u003ci\u003epiano indifferente \u003c\/i\u003eis the direction. Various figures emerge from this: trills, little scurries, wails, some resolute gestures (like someone rehearsing a speech to be made to the boss later), but always the music keeps coming back to that \u003ci\u003eindifferente \u003c\/i\u003eD.\" (Michael Steinberg, \u003ci\u003eThe Concerto: A Listener's Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, p. 250.)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093614022815,"sku":"16330","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Lutoslawski_AMQS_16330_01.jpg?v=1722189197","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/16330-lutoslawski-witold-cello-concerto-autograph-musical-quotation","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}