*SOLILOQUY FOR SOLO CELLO op.712 (April 2020)

Published by: Highbridge Music Ltd
Commissioned by: Benedict Kloeckner
Instrumentation: solo cello

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Duration: 6 mins
First Performance:

Benedict and I exchanged phone calls at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic - April 3rd 2020. I was in London and he was in Paris. As he was ringing off he asked if I might be interested in writing a solo cello piece and I said I would.  He seemed very pleased and this encouraged me to start work immediately. I finished it on 6th April and sent it by PDF to him in Paris. He has promised to work at it and send me a recording. I await developments! (9th April)

I next heard from him when he informed me of a performance of the finale of 'Diversions' on TV

Dear Howard !  How are you? Wanted to tell you tonight, the finale of Diversions is on TV at 8.30 your time.
https://www.swrfernsehen.de/

The nest I heard was: 'There is a review of your new cello solo piece in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, which is one of the most important newspaper in Germany.

https://wetransfer.com/downloads/a4db031323ef1075dfdb76ec31713d5b20200714141241/801fbadfa5d46ff55b38cbaa2fa8dbe920200714141304/29213d

People loved your piece!! ('Soliloquy') Here is the video from the concert. Take care my friend, many greetings from the whole family!
Benedict

Benedict Kloeckner
Cellist
Founder & Artistic Director
Internationales Musikfestival Koblenz
 

Performances

19th July 2020

Benedict Kloeckner Cellist Founder & Artistic Director Internationales Musikfestival Koblenz, Kloster Eberbach,Germany Howard writes: 'Written in the midst of the Corona virus lockdown Benedict opened his solo cello recital with 'Soliloquy' my new piece composed at his request - which expressively reflects the tragedy of the times but ends on a note of hope for the future. Benedict wrote :'There is a review of your new cello solo piece in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, which is one of the most important newspapers in Germany. People loved your piece!! https://wetransfer.com/downloads/a4db031323ef1075dfdb76ec31713d5b20200714141241/801fbadfa5d46ff55b38cbaa2fa8dbe920200714141304/29213d Unfortunately the link expired before I heard it! Howard Blake

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