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Nostalgia

by Barbara Kaszuba

Instrumentation
Cello
Composed
2006
Duration
6'35''
Publisher
Barbara Kaszuba (available from the composer)
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About this piece

Nostalgia is a piece for solo cello written in 2006 by the Polish composer and violinist Barbara Kaszuba, who was born in Poznań in 1983 and studied composition at the Poznań Academy of Music.

Technical overview

Shifts across the fingerboard, double stops, glissandos and harmonics.

Technical focus

  • Double Stops
  • Glissando
  • Harmonics
  • Shifting

Level rubric

Advanced

Left Hand

  • Unrestricted fingerboard operation.
  • Effortless high‑register passages with thumb position.
  • Execute large leaps, rapid shifts & fast runs with precise intonation.
  • Render double stops with clarity and even vibrato.
  • Crisp, stylistically appropriate ornamentation (trills, turns, mordents).
  • Instinctive micro‑adjustments in intonation for expressiveness.
  • False harmonics in low positions

Right Hand

  • Complete command of all bow strokes at any tempo/dynamic.
  • Comfortable execution of virtuoso passages (sautillé, intricate ricochet).
  • Tone projection from whisper‑quiet to fortissimo.
  • Integrate advanced bow patterns with expressive phrasing.
  • Demonstrate technical precision with a broad dynamic range.

Rhythm & Musicality

  • Interpret large‑scale structures with nuanced pacing and rhythmic freedom.
  • Highly refined phrasing with subtle note grouping & expressive rubato.
  • Convey emotional depth and stylistic authenticity.
  • Incorporate personal interpretive choices while meeting stylistic demands.

Levels are approximate guides, not strict requirements.

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