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The article discusses three different music albums. The first album, "Cuimhne Ghlinn: Explorations in Irish Music for Pedal Steel Guitar," by David Murphy, combines traditional Irish music with other genres, creating a unique and experimental sound. The second album, "Mascarimirì Cantano Gli Ucci," blends two different musical traditions, resulting in a modern and traditional sound. The third album, "Precious Collection" by Fran & Flora, explores delicate and ethereal music. Each album offers a distinct and captivating musical experience. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the Piano Quintet of Johannes Brahms. The Quintet begins with the piano, first violin and cello forming the main theme in unison octaves. Its elysian slow movement sets a mood of quietness and erupts suddenly in the Scherzo third movement. The finale begins with a series of anguished murmurings, the change to a faster tempo that takes place through the cello accompanied by a staccato figure in the piano.

The author reflects on Jacqueline du Pré's new recording of the Elgar concerto, conducted by Sir John Barbirolli. Topics discussed include the author's first encounter with du Pré's Elgar recording as a young boy, his own record of the concerto, and his assessment of du Pré as a performer.

The article presents the views of British cellist Steven Isserlis on trench cello featured in his music album "The Cello in wartime" including the features of the cello, research on the music that was played in trenches, and history of the trench cello.

The article discusses the highlights of the 2014 Suffolk International Cello Festival in England.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experiences of traveling alone with her cello and a huge suitcase.

The article offers information on the Brian Laurence Memorial Cello, a half-finished instrument which is on sale at Stringers in London, England. The instrument was completed by a team of student luthiers under the tutelage of cello maker Brian Laurence and is being sold for charity. The process of making the instrument is also described.

The article highlights the session recording of Benjamin Britten's Cello Symphony by cellist Alban Gerhardt and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with conductor Andrew Manze on March 10-11, 2002. It explores issues such as how to maintain spontaneity within the deconstruction of the recording process, as well as technical concerns, especially in voicing chords. It notes that the flexibility of the session demands intense collaboration with producer Andrew Keener and Gerhardt.

The article announces that George Ross, a graduate of the Royal College of Music, is the beneficiary of a restored John Corsby cello donated by Douglas Spence to the Cherubim Trust.

The article discusses views by cellist Christian Poltera about the oddities of Samuel Barber's Cello Concerto. According to Poltera, the concerto has full of details that do not sound so good on the cello, including tricky double stops and unusual stuff in high registers. He believes the piece is also difficult for conductors because it is hard to put together. He adds that the work includes free-spirited, rhapsodic passages that are difficult to navigate.

The article offers historical views on Samuel Barber's Cello Concerto.

The article discusses the difficulty that Emerson cellist David Finckel underwent while playing Mozart's Prussian Quartet on his cello.

A blog from Israei cellist Inbal Degev about her love for the cello is presented.

The article offers news briefs related to classical music. The Cathedral of St. Giles in Edinburgh, Scotland invite musicians to compose a work with the use of at least three instruments including violin, cello and piano for seven minutes as the maximum duration. Meanwhile, the Junior Fellowship in Conducting Scheme annual auditions in January 2010 will be conducted by the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England.

The article reviews the music release "Cello Diverse," performed by Susanne Beer and Gareth Hancock.

The article reports on the Tarisio Auctions to be held until October 31, 2008. The auction will present the Amaryllis Fleming Stradivari cello as the star lot in its autumn sales of the bows and instruments. The cello is made in Cremona in 1717 and is one of the surviving Stradivari cellos. It is estimated to be valued at 900,000-1,200,000 pounds and is expected to break the world record for a cello sold at auction.

The article recalls events related to classical music published in the November 1977 issue of the periodical "Classical Music Weekly." A deal in Moscow, Russia was signed by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky to become the chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. A £3,500 cello owned by veteran D'Oyly Carte player Herbert Brady was destroyed after a member of the audience fell into the orchestra pit in Scotland. The BBC has decided to move Radio 3 to the former Radio 1 frequency.

Deals with the cello-plus-computer musical instrument being developed by Peter Wiegold, co-artistic director of the IF Festival of Contemporary Music, with music programmer Carl Faia, cellist Matthew Barley and John Croft, head of music at Brunel University. Uses of the software for the project; Presentation of Croft and Wiegold of the cello-plus-computer using Croft's composition "Sonata (de lacrimis rerum, de natura tenebrae)"; Approach of Croft for composing for the cello-plus-computer.