Paul tortelier compositions

Paul Tortelier (March 21, 1914 - December 18, 1990) was a French cellist and composer.

He was particularly associated with the solo part in Richard Strauss's Don Quixote, cello concertos by Elgar and others, and Bach's Cello Suites..

Paul Tortelier

French cellist and composer

Paul Tortelier (21 March 1914 – 18 December 1990) was a French cellist and composer.

After an outstanding student career at the Conservatoire de Paris he played in orchestras in France and the US before the Second World War. After the war he became a well-known soloist, playing in countries round the globe.

He taught at music schools in France, Germany and China, and gave televised masterclasses in England.

Paul Tortelier was a French cellist and composer.

Compiles ; Bach Cello Suites.

He was particularly associated with the solo part in Richard Strauss's Don Quixote, cello concertos by Elgar and others, and Bach's Cello Suites.

Browse and buy sheet music by the composer Paul Tortelier (1914-90).

At his mother's urging, Tortelier returned to the Conservatoire to study composition with Jean Gallon and to carry off yet another premier prix.

He was particularly associated with the solo part in Richard Strauss's Don Quixote, cello concertos by Elgar and others, and Bach's Cello Suites.

Life and work

Early years

Tortelier was born in Paris, the son of Joseph Tortelier and his wife Marguerite, née Boura.

Joseph, who came from a family with Breton roots, was a menuisier-ébéniste – a carpenter-cabinet-maker – in Montmartre.^[1] Tortelier's mother had a particular love of the cello and he began to play the instrument when he was six.^[2]