Cello excerpt · Audition repertoire
Boccherini, Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482
I. Allegro moderato
Boccherini's most famous concerto opening, galant style, virtuosic, requiring brilliance and clarity in upper positions.
At a glance
- Instrument
- Cello
- Composer
- Luigi Boccherini
- Work
- Cello Concerto in B-flat major, G. 482
- Movement
- I. Allegro moderato
- Era
- Classical (c. 1750–1820)
- Composed
- 1770
- Key
- Bb
- Metre
- 4/4
- Tempo
- Allegro moderato · ♩ ≈ 88
- Clef
- Tenor clef
- Level
- Advanced, conservatory level
- Audition list
- Yes, standard excerpt
How to practise it
The bow style, the trouble spots, and the stylistic decisions that come up most often on this excerpt.
Fingering
High thumb position work, practice slowly with bow weight forward.
Style
Galant elegance, light, charming, never heavy.
Tags
Work on the technique underneath
Arco's cello curriculum builds the bow strokes, positions, and clef reading this excerpt assumes, with recorded cello playback throughout.