The cello's perfect partner: the human voice

For an instrument so alike in range to the human voice, Steven Isserlis found it remarkable that they had not been put together more. He decided it was time to change thatAs a cellist, I suffer a lot, and a large proportion of my sufferings are caused by the remarks I have to endure on an all-too-frequent basis. I now have a T-shirt with text that deals with some of the most prevalent: "It's a cello, not a guitar," the shirt announces. "Yes, I have to buy a seat for it on the plane. No, I don't ...

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