Artistry and Cello Technique

What is artistry? How can a musician communicate the depths of human emotions through sound? Dr. Anderson asks one of the most celebrated cellists of our era, Bernard Greenhouse (1916-2011, founding cellist of the Beaux Arts Trio), these very questions, and probes cello techniques that have enabled him to captivate audiences all over the world. The discussion centers around Beethoven's notoriously difficult Sonata in D major for Cello and Piano, using the work as a springboard for illustrat...