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JOHANNES BRAHMS / CLARA SCHUMANN
Brahms: Double Concerto & Clara Schumann: Piano Trio Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Pablo Fernandez (cello), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Manfred Honeck, Lambert Orkis (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 4/Nov/2022 ] An aristocrat of the string world is united with one of its most exciting newcomers - this is the first joint album by Anne-Sophie Mutter and Pablo Ferrández. |
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PROKOFIEV / TCHAIKOVSKY / ROSSINI / BERNSTEIN / VERDI / BRUCKNER / etc
Antonio Pappano: Complete Symphonic, Concertante & Sacred Music Recordings Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano, with Beatrice Rana, Alexandre Tharaud (piano) Han-Na Chang (cello) Anna Netrebko [ Warner Classics / 27 CD Box Set - released 31/May/2024 ] The collaborative efforts, the mutual emulation and inspiration of Sir Antonio Pappano and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome have spanned 18 years, led to one of the world's greatest and most versatile virtuoso ensembles and to... |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Requiem & other works BLU-RAY Chen Reiss (soprano), Matthias Goerne (baritone) & Philippe Aïche (violin solo) / Choir of the Orchestre de Paris & Orchestre de Paris, Paavo Järvi [ EuroArts BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2014 ] ""The expert choir's native French vowel sounds are a joy in themselves, [and] Eric Picard gives a mesmerising account of the haunting cello Elegie....Unmissable." (International Record Review) |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Poltéra Plays Prokofiev Christian Poltéra (cello) / Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Anja Bihlmaier [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Jul/2024 ] "Poltéra has all the warmth and variety of tone, plus technical address, the score demands...There are plenty of distinguished versions of this repertoire on CD, but at bargain price none that I would prefer to this newcomer." BBC Music August 2024 C |
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JOHN TAVENER
Tavener: The Protecting Veil / In Alium Maria Kliegel (cello), Eileen Hulse (soprano) / Ulster Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2014 ] "Maria Kliegel gives a rich and songful account... Under the direction of Takuo Yuasa, the Ulster Orchestra gives an exquisite performance, the string textures warm and well rounded, particularly in the melting beauty of 'The Dormition of the Mother |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Cello Concertos Hob. VIIb:1, 2 & 4 Maria Kliegel (cello) / Cologne Chamber Orchestra / Helmut MAller-BrAhl [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Sep/2001 ] New from talented Maria Kliegel |
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EVE DE CASTRO-ROBINSON
Releasing the Angel David Chickering (cello) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Kenneth Young [ Atoll Records / CD - released 22/Jul/2011 ] Eve de Castro-Robinson crafts her material like a musical sculptor. Intensity, whimsy, poetry, theatricality and unpredictability are heard in her music, which ranges from these large scale orchestral canvasses to intimate solos, vocal and... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Triple Concerto / Songs Nicola Benedetti (violin), Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Gerald Finley (baritone) / Philharmonia Orchestra [ Decca / CD - released 19/Jul/2024 ] "..together they make a stellar team, bursting with energy and expressive precision.." BBC Music Five Stars July 2024 - Concerto Choice |
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EDWARD ELGAR / GARETH FARR
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor op.85 / Farr: Cello Concerto 'Chemin des Dames' Sebastien Hurtaud (cello), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Benjamin Northey (conductor) [ Rubicon / CD - released 6/Nov/2020 ] New Zealand composer Gareth Farr wrote his cello concerto after discovering some family history. His three great uncles left New Zealand to fight in France in World War I. All three were killed within weeks of arrival. Elgar's famous concerto was... |
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LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Boccherini: Cello Concertos, Sonatas & Quintets - Music of the Angels Steven Isserlis (cello) / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2024 ] "This is elegant playing, for sure, but it has an irresistible glint in its eye. Isserlis finds a near-ideal tension between lyricism and effervescence." Gramophone |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Score 2Cellos (Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser), London Symphony Orchestra [ Sony / CD - released 17/Mar/2017 ] 2CELLOS, music's most electric and dynamic instrumental duo, go to the movies for their new album Score. Bringing 2CELLOS' game-changing sound and style to the most popular melodies ever written for classic and contemporary movies and television,... |
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CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Stanford: Cello Concerto / Piano Concerto No. 3 Alexander Baillie (cello) Malcolm Binns (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Nicholas Braithwaite, conducter [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] "This CD is a must for all enthusiasts of Stanford's music. I guarantee that it will not disappoint: in fact it will inspire you and make you want to explore the music of this Great Man in much more detail. And that can be no bad thing!" (MusicWeb... |
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ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: Works for Cello and Orchestra Alexander Rudin (cello) / Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Igor Golovschin [ Naxos / CD ] "I would draw your attention to the Concerto Ballata. Sweet, very Russian, and just the right amounts of melancholy and drama. Recorded only three times." Penguin Guide |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Cello Concerto / Rondo in G minor for cello & orchestra / etc Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek [ Decca / CD - released 21/Apr/2014 ] "Hers is an interpretation of passion. It is by no means heart-on-sleeve but, rather, it is distinguished by well-harnessed vigour and attack, susceptibility to the music's lyrical heart." (Gramophone Award Nomination 2015 - Concerto) |
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MAGNUS LINDBERG
Lindberg: Al Largo, Cello Concerto No. 2 & Era Anssi Karttunen (cello) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ Ondine SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2017 ] Magnus Lindberg (b. 1958) is among the most important European contemporary voices in classical music. This recording includes some of Lindberg's most recent orchestral works written during and after hiscomposer-in-residence years with the New York... |
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BERLIOZ / HAYDN / MUSSORGSY-RAVEL / DVORAK / STRAVINSKY / BEETHOVEN
Colin Davis: The Concertgebouw Legacy Arthur Grumiaux, Salvatore Accardo (violin) Heinrich Schiff (cello) / Concertgebouw Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Decca Eloquence / 18 CD Box Set - released 25/Oct/2024 ] Colin Davis's complete Concertgebouworkest recordings for Philips, collected together for the first time CD premieres of Haydn's Symphonies Nos. 84, 86, 87, 88 (on Decca), and the Dvořák Romance with Accardo (first international CD release). |
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SAINT-SAENS
La Muse et le Poete Op. 132 / Cello Concerto No. 1 Op. 33 / Symphony No. 1 Op. 2 Augustin Dumay / Pavel Gomziakov / Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra / Sachio Fujioka [ Onyx / CD - released 20/Jun/2012 ] "Dumay makes a convincing case for the First Symphony and sympathetically supports Gomziakov's lively account of the Cello Concerto, with some delicate poetry in the slow movement." (BBC Music) |
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CYRIL SCOTT
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1937) / Symphony No. 1 (1899) BBC Philharmonic / Martyn Brabbins [ Chandos / CD - released 29/Feb/2008 ] The Chandos survey of orchestral music by Cyril Scott comes to a close with the premiere recording of the Cello Concerto and Symphony No. 1. The BBC Philharmonic is conducted by Martyn Brabbins, with Paul Watkins as the cello soloist. From an early... |
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JACQUES OFFENBACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Offenbach In America (with Ibert: Divertissement) Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler, with Samuel Mayes (cello) [ RCA Living Stereo / CD - released 20/Jan/1993 ] The inimitable charm of Arthur Fiedler meets the panache of Offenbach and Ibert in this delightful collection of French orchestral favourites. A joyous tribute to some of the most tuneful music of all time. |
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VINCENT D'INDY
D'Indy: Orchestral Works Volume 6 - Wallenstein, Op. 12 / Lied, Op. 19 / etc Bryndís Halla Gylfadóttir (cello) / Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Rumon Gamba [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 26/Apr/2015 ] "Gamba's conducting evinces the care and thought characteristic of the retrospective as a whole. There's an admirable awareness of the crafted sensuousness of d'Indy's textures, the slightly studied novelty of his compositional style." Gramophone |