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Among string players we consider first the case of Arnold Trowell, born in New Zealand in 1887 but properly regarded as British for our purpose as he made his career as a virtuoso cellist while based in this country. He trained in Frankfurt and Brussels and first appeared in England in 1907. As a cello virtuoso he appeared in Doncaster in February 1909 playing works by Boccherini, Cui, Davidoff, Popper and Victor Herbert. but nothing by himself although he wrote prolifically for cello. His compositions were in demand as examination tests as well as for concert use and included: Menuet, Gavotte and Petit Marche Opus 4, various dances published as Opus 11, Six Pieces in Ancient Style Opus 15, Nocturne Opus 16, a Caprice Opus 20, three folk arrangements (The Foggy Dew, Londonderry Air and Irish Lullaby) Opus 49, the Caprice Ancien Op 52 and Old-Time Measure Opus 59. His largest scale composition was a Cello Concerto Opus 33 (1909). By no means all has music was purely for cello however. There was a Violin Sonata in G, Opus 24, a Piano Quintet in F Minor (the same key as Brahms'), Opus 45, a String Quartet in G, Opus 25, often played by the Brodsky Quartet and a Trio on Ancient Irish Folk Tunes in D Major Opus 32 for piano, violin and cello. I heard this some years ago in Doncaster and found it a charming compilation if hardly an important work.
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