Garth Cummings, Cellist

Learn Cello in San Jose, California

Repertoire List

Recommended Music for Lessons

This is the music you’ll learn during your time in the studio, with suggested editions to make purchasing easier.

  • Olga Kraus Stewart: Pathway for Young Cellists, G. Schirmer
  • Edith Otis: First Book of Study-Pieces, G. Schirmer
  • L.R. Feuillard: The Young Violoncellist’s Method, Edition Delrieu J 3102, ISMN 979-0-2317-0531-7
  • Repertoire Album: Editio Musica Budapest 5958, ISMN 979-0-080-05958-6
  • Fletcher: New Tunes for Strings, Book One, Boosey and Hawkes M051160143, ISMN 979-0-051-16014-3
  • Fletcher: New Tunes for Strings, Book Two, Boosey and Hawkes M051160198, ISMN 979-0-051-16019-8
  • Feuillard: The Young Violoncellist, Vol. 1A, Edition Delrieu JJ 3100-1, ISMN 979-0-2317-0780-9
  • Feuillard: The Young Violoncellist, Vol. 1B, Edition Delrieu DF 387, ISMN 979-0-2317-0540-9
  • Squire: Fairy Tales, The Squire Cello Solo Collection, Carl Fischer BF47, ISBN 978-0-8258-6726-2
  • Squire: Cradle Song, The Squire Cello Solo Collection, Carl Fischer BF47, ISBN 978-0-8258-6726-2
  • Webster: Scherzo, Suzuki Cello School Vol. 3, Alfred 00-0483S, ISBN 978-0-87487-483-9
  • Deri: Solos for the Cello Player, G. Schirmer HL50329300, ISBN 978-0-79355-439-3
  • Breval: Sonata in C major, Schott SE 1006, ISMN 979-0-001-16178-7, or International 1883, ISMN 979-0-2204-1466-4
  • Squire: Tarantella, The Squire Cello Solo Collection, Carl Fischer BF47, ISBN 978-0-8258-6726-2, or International 3041
  • Marcello: Two Sonatas in G major and C major, International 2490, ISMN 979-0-2204-1949-2
  • Squire: Dance Rustique, The Squire Cello Solo Collection, Carl Fischer BF47, ISBN 978-0-8258-6726-2
  • Kummer: Violoncello Method, G. Schirmer LB1169, ISBN 978-1-5400-5781-5
  • Cellists Favorite Contest Album, Carl Fischer O3220, ISBN 978-0-8258-0383-3
  • Popper: Gavotte No. 2, International 1607, ISMN 979-0-2204-1263-9
  • Beethoven: Sonatina, Peters EP4221, ISMN 979-0-57708-151-9
  • Kabalevsky, Five Studies in Major and Minor, Peters 4765, ISMN 979-0-014-03161-9 or Sikorski SIK6143, ISMN 979-0-003-06143-6
  • Bazelaire: Suite Francaise, Schott SF 7936, ISMN 979-0-54350-071-6
  • Vivaldi: Sonatas in A minor and E minor, G. Schirmer LB1794, ISBN 978-0-7935-5464-5, or Schott ED4927, ISBN 978-3-7957-9690-7
  • Bach: Suite No. 1, Six Suites for Violoncello Solo, Henle HN 666, ISMN 979-0-2018-0666-2, or Baerenreiter BA 320, ISMN 979-0-006-40139-0
  • Eccles: Sonata in G minor, International 770, ISMN 979-0-2204-0635-5
  • Breval: Concerto No. 2 in D major, Edition Delrieu DF516, ISMN 979-0-2317-0551-5
  • Ševčík: 40 Variations, op. 3, Bosworth BOE 003550, ISMN 979-0-2016-1704-6
  • Berteau: Sonata in G major, International 2093, ISMN 979-0-2204-1644-6 (formerly attributed to Sammartini)
  • Beethoven: Variations on a Theme by Handel, Peters EP748B, ISMN 979-0-014-00490-3
  • Faure: Elegy, Boston Music BMC3762
  • Popper: High School of Cello Playing, International 811, ISMN 979-0-2204-0666-9
  • Popper: Tarantella, International 1610, ISMN 979-0-2204-1264-6
  • Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody, International 1759, ISMN 979-0-2204-1364-3
  • Haydn: Divertimento, Elkan-Vogel 164-00021, ISBN 978-1-59806-179-6
  • Hindemith: Drei leichte Stücke (Three Easy Pieces), Schott ED 2771, ISMN 979-0-001-03972-7
  • Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Universal Edition UE13265, ISMN 979-0-008-01005-7
  • Haydn: Concerto in C major, International 2325, ISMN 979-0-2204-1830-3
  • Saint-Saëns: Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Henle HN 711, ISMN 979-0-2018-0711-9
  • Bach: 3 Sonatas for viola da gamba, Peters EP9853, ISMN 979-0-014-07892-8
  • Bach: Suites No. 3 and 2, Six Suites for Violoncello Solo, Henle HN 666, ISMN 979-0-2018-0666-2, or Baerenreiter BA 320, ISMN 979-0-006-40139-0
  • Beethoven: Sonata No. 1 or No. 2, Peters EP748, ISMN 979-0-014-00489-7, or Henle HN 894, ISMN 979-0-2018-0894-9
  • Brahms: Sonata in E minor, Wiener Urtext UT50039, ISMN 979-0-50057-038-7
  • Brahms: Sonata in F major, Henle HN 1135, ISMN 979-0-2018-1135-2, or Wiener Urtext UT50040, ISMN 979-0-50057-039-4
  • Lalo: Concerto, Peters EP3799, ISMN 979-0-014-01839-9
  • Francoeur: Sonata in E, Schott CB 74, ISMN 979-0-001-01699-5
  • Boccherini: Sonata in A, International 653, ISMN 979-0-2204-0559-4
  • Locatelli: Sonata, International 530, ISMN 979-0-2204-0467-2
  • Valentini: Sonata, International 644, ISMN 979-0-2204-0551-8
  • Elgar: Concerto, Baerenreiter BA 9040-90, ISMN 979-0-006-52694-9
  • Paganini: Variations on one String. Chester Music CH55744, EAN 5020679161920
  • Boccherini: Concerto in B♭, Breitkopf and Härtel EB 3596, ISMN 979-0-004-16185-2
  • Kabalevsky: Concerto No. 1, Sikorski SIK2373, ISMN 979-0-003-03636-6
  • Piatti: Caprices, Ricordi ER 2865, ISMN 979-0-041-82865-7, or International 2559, ISMN 979-0-2204-1991-1
  • Ginastera: Pampeana No. 2, Boosey & Hawkes SCB 25, ISMN 979-0-051-37025-2
  • Tschaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Peters EP3776, ISMN 979-0-57708-057-4
  • Tschaikovsky: Pezzo Capriccioso, Schott CB 212, ISMN 979-0-001-15351-5
  • Beethoven: Sonata No. 3 in A major, Peters EP748, ISMN 979-0-014-00489-7, or Henle HN 894, ISMN 979-0-2018-0894-9
  • Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Henle HN 422, ISMN 979-0-2018-0422-4
  • Dvořák: Rondo, Henle HN 698, ISMN 979-0-2018-0698-3
  • Dvořák: Silent Woods, Henle HN 621, ISMN 979-0-2018-0621-1
  • Haydn: Concerto in D major, Schott ED 4498, ISMN 979-0-001-05267-2
  • Dvořák: Concerto in B minor, Breitkopf & Härtel EB 8696, ISMN 979-0-004-18110-2
  • Bach: Suites Nos. 4, 5, and 6, Six Suites for Violoncello Solo, Henle HN 666, ISMN 979-0-2018-0666-2, or Baerenreiter BA 320, ISMN 979-0-006-40139-0
  • Shostakovich: Sonata in D minor, DSCH HL 50484228
  • Foss: Capriccio, Carl Fischer O5043, ISBN 978-0-8258-4022-7
  • Prokofiev: Sonata, op. 119, Sikorski SIK2286, ISMN 979-0-003-03286-3
  • Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1, Sikorski SIK2113, ISMN 979-0-003-01691-7
  • Schumann: Concerto, Breitkopf and Härtel EB 8597, ISMN 979-0-004-17991-8