Laszlo Varga
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Laszlo Varga is a Hungarian-American cellist who has an international reputation as soloist, recording artist, and master teacher.
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[edit] Biography
He served as the Principal Cellist of the New York Philharmonic for 11 years under Dimitri Mitropoulos and Leonard Bernstein. Mr. Varga has appeared as soloist with orchestras across the USA, Europe, Japan, Australia, South America, and the former Soviet Union. He has been the featured soloist, chamber musician, and master teacher at the Aspen, Chautauqua, and Shreveport festivals, among others for over 40 years. He is highly praised for his numerous recordings on the Vox, RCA, Columbia, Decca, CRI, Period, and MusiCelli labels. Mr. Varga has premiered numerous pieces for solo cello and is eagerly sought after by composers to present their works.
As cellist with the Borodin Piano Trio and former Professor at the University of Houston (retired July 2000), he was a member of the Léner and Canadian String Quartets, Trio Concertante, and Crown Chamber Players. Mr. Varga received the distinguished title of "Chevalier du Violoncelle" from Indiana University for prestigious cellists who have dedicated their careers and teaching to the improvement of the art of cello playing. He has taught at the University of Toronto, Stanford, San Francisco State, University of California at Santa Cruz, and the University of Houston. Many of his former students hold positions in symphony orchestras and universities throughout the world.
As a conductor, he led the Budapest Symphony, San Leandro Symphony, and the Aspen and Shreveport Festivals. He was the founder and conductor of the "Virtuosi of New York" and "Virtuosi of San Francisco." He formed the first cello quartet in America in the 1950's and spawned a worldwide movement of cello ensembles. He frequently gives master classes and recitals and guest conducts mass cello ensembles at cello congresses around the world. His arrangements are available from MusiCelli Publications -- the world's largest collection of his editions. His editions have been recorded by the Yale Cellos, Saito Cello Ensemble, CELLO for Sony/Phillips, MusiCelli, the Los Angeles I Cellisti, and by his New York Philharmonic Cello Quartet on DECCA Records.
[edit] MusiCelli Publications
Arrangements and editions by Laszlo Varga
[edit] Solo Cello
BACH, Johann Sebastian
- Partitia in d, BWV 1004 (Including the famous Chaconne)
- Partita in E, BWV 1006
- Solo Cello Suite No. 4, BWV 1010 (Transposed to G Major)
BRAHMS, Johannes
- Three Violin Sonatas (Cello part only. For use with original piano parts, not sold through MusiCelli Publications.)
- Sonata in G, Op. 78
- Sonata in A, Op. 100
- Sonata in d, Op. 108
[edit] Cello and Piano
BACH, Johann Sebastian
- Toccata, Adagio, and Fuga (Originally for organ.)
BARTOK, Bela
- Sonatine (1915) (Originally for piano.)
BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van
- Sonata, Op. 64
MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Adagio, K. 261 (Originally for violin.)
- Andante, K. 467 (Originally for piano.)
SCHUBERT, Franz
- Two Songs: “Litanei” and “Aufenthalt”
SCHUMANN, Robert
- Two Songs
[edit] Two Celli
BACH, Johann Sebastian
- Fifteen Little Pieces
- Suite in C Major
- Suite No. 5, BWV 1011
[edit] Three Celli
BACH, Johann Sebastian
- Two Little Preludes
[edit] Cello Quartets and Ensembles
BACH, Johann Sebastian
- Chaconne in d, BWV 1004
- Prelude and Fugue VIII from Book One of the “WTC”
- Sarabande and Bourree, BWV 1002
- Suite V for solo cello, BWV 1011
- Allemande, Sarabande, Gavotte, and Gigue from Suite VI
BARTOK, Bela
- Hungarian Peasant Songs
BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van
- Quartet, Op. 14, No. 1 (Originally for piano.)
- Adagio, Op. 31, No. 2 (Originally for piano.)
BOCCHERINI, Luigi
- Adagio and Allegro (from the Cello Sonata in A)
CHOPIN, Frederic
- Etude, Op. 25, No. 7 (Originally for piano.)
- Prelude in e, Op. 28, No. 4 (Originally for piano.)
DEBUSSY, Claude
- Sarabande (from “pour le piano”)
- Prelude, “La fille aux cheveux de lin” (Originally for piano.)
- Prelude, “Minstrels” (Originally for piano.)
HAYDN, Franz Joseph
- Quartet, Op. 76, No. 5 (Originally for string quartet.)
MOOR, Emanuel
- Suite, Op 95
MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Sonata in F, K. 358 (Originally for piano.)
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Nicolai
- Flight of the Bumble Bee
ROSSINI, Gioacchino
- Variations “Un Larme” (Originally for cello and piano.)
VIVALDI, Antonio
- Concerto Grosso, Op. 3, No. 11
[edit] Cello Ensemble with Voice
SCHUBERT, Franz
- Two Songs for Soprano and Cello Quartet, Der Müller und der Bach and Heidenröslein
BRAHMS, Johannes
- “Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit” from Ein Deutches Requiem for mezzo soprano or solo cello and eight-part cello ensemble (with optional six-part cello choir.)
[edit] Solo Cello and Four Cellos or other Instruments
HANDEL, George Frederic
- Concerto in g for five celli or solo oboe and four celli
MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Quintet, K. 407 for oboe and four celli. (Originally for horn and strings.)
RESPIGHI, Ottorino
- Adagio con Variazioni for solo cello and cello octet
STRAUSS, Richard
- Don Quixote, Op. 32 for solo cello and viola, violin, clar./bass clar., French horn, and piano
- Sonata, Op. 6 for solo cello and 12-piece ensembl (pairs or flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, 1 cello, and 1 bass)
TCHAIKOVSKY, Peter Ilych
- Andante Cantabile from the String Quartet, Op. 11 for solo cello and five-part cello ensemble
