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CARL STAMITZ
Stamitz: Cello Concertos Nos. 1-3 Christian Benda (cello) / Prague Chamber Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Jan/2007 ] "The Czech cellist, whose ancestors played for Frederick the Great, plays them with authority." - Jeff Bradley - Denver Post - Feb 4, 1995 |
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KALEVI AHO
Symphony No 9 / Concerto for cello and orchestra Christian Lindberg (trombone) Gary Hoffman (cello) / Lahti Symphony Orchestra / Osmo Vanska [ BIS / CD - released 1/May/1995 ] An incomparable virtuoso of the trombone, Christian Lindberg mesmerizes audiences and orchestras all over the world with his charismatic performances of a wide repertoire ranging from the classics to adventurous contemporary works. |
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SAMUEL BARBER
Cello Concerto / Cello Sonata Christian Poltara (cello) bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton, with Kathryn Stott (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] Cellist Christian Poltéra turns to the music of Samuel Barber. He is joined by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under Andrew Litton and pianist Kathryn Stott. |
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MARTIN / HONEGGER / SCHOECK
Cello Concertos Christian Poltera (cello) / Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen / Jac Van Steen [ BIS / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] The Swiss cellist Christian Poltéra here performs works by Frank Martin, Arthur Honegger and Othmar Schoeck. |
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DUTILLEUX
Toute un monde lointain... / Trois strophes sur le nom se Sacher (with Lutoslawski - Cello Concerto, etc) Christian Poltera (cello) / ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra / Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen / Jac Van Steen [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] Christian Poltéra (cello) |
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FRANK MARTIN
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra / Ballade for Cello and Piano / etc Christian Poltara (cello) Kathryn Stott (piano) / Malma Symphony Orchestra / Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen, conductor [ BIS / CD - released 1/Feb/2008 ] "A wonderful performance of a noble work advances the Martin cause." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - April 2008 |
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SCHOECK
Christian Poltara plays Othmar Schoeck Christian Poltara (cello) Malma Symphony Orchestra / Tuomas Ollila / Julius Drake (piano) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Mar/2007 ] His great talent has earned the young cellist Christian Poltéra place in no less than three schemes designed to raise the profiles of up-and-coming musicians, namely the BBC New Generation Artist scheme, the Borletti-Buitoni Award and the ECHO Rising... |
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HONEGGER
Christian Poltera plays Honegger Christian Poltera (cello) / Malma Symphony Orchestra / Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen / with Kathryn Stott (piano) Christian Tetzlaff (violin) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] The young Swiss cellist Christian Poltéra is becoming a frequent guest at the world's major concert venues, most recently appearing as a soloist during the BBC Proms in Albert Hall. His repertoire is unusually wide-ranging and includes the mainstays... |
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EMIL HARTMANN
Concertos Christina Astrand (violin) Stanimir Todorov (cello) Per Salo (piano) / Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ DACAPO SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Aug/2011 ] Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu |
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JOSEF HAYDN / ANTONIO VIVALDI
Haydn Cello Concertos, Vivaldi Concerto for Violin and Cello Christoph Croisé (cello) Eurasian Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Sherniyaz Mussakhan (violin / director) [ AVIE / CD - released 15/Mar/2019 ] Winner of the Berliner International Music Competition, the Prix Jeune Soliste des Médias Francophones Publics, and the International Manhattan Music Competition, young cellist Christoph Croisé debuts on AVIE performing the two Cello Concertos by... |
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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Concertos (Incls 'Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra') Claes Gunnarsson (cello) Anders Jonhall (flute) Urban Claesson (clarinet) / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Thord Svedlund [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jul/2008 ] "The present Chandos issue is another disc to show that the music of Russia is a much broader church than the image presented by Shostakovich and Prokofiev. These works could in the broadest sense be said to belong on the same shelf and sector as the... |
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PAUL WRANITZKY
Wranitzky: Orchestral Works Vol. 5 - Das listige Bauernmädchen Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Marek Štilec, with David Matoušek (cello) [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Feb/2023 ] As an influential figure in Viennese circles that included Mozart and Haydn, Paul Wranitzky was often called upon to take on commissions from the Imperial Court and the Empress Marie Therese in particular. |
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ANTONIN DVOARK
Dvorak: 2 Serenades Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Pardubice, Stanislav Vavřínek & Vahan Mardirossian [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/2024 ] New Czech recordings of perennially popular serenades from the pen of Dvořák at a turning point in his career, full of freshness, Bohemian charm and flowing melodies. The Serenades for Strings and Winds never get old, and never lose their appeal,... |
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DEBUSSY / RAVEL / ELGAR / SUK / BRUCKNER / etc
Libor Pesek: The Gold Collection [4 CD set] Michaela Fukačová (cello) Eva Děpoltová (soprano) / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Pesek, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Libor Pesek [ Supraphon / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2013 ] To mark Libor Pešek's eightieth birthday, Supraphon presents a representative selection of large orchestral recordings he made from 1981 to 1989. Compositions by Josef Suk, who has occupied a privileged position in Pešek's career, are featured... |
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ELGAR / WALTON / BRITTEN / DELIUS / KNUSSEN / TIPPETT / RODNEY-BENNETT
Best of British from the 2007 BBC Proms [2 CD set] Daniel Hope (violin), Philip Dukes (viola) Christian Poltéra, Paul Watkins (cello) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis, Jiríi Belohlávek [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 14/Jul/2014 ] This special priced two-CD set features selected highlights from the 2007 BBC Proms season, compiled to a survey of the best of British music of the last 100 years. The Album captures the world premiere performance of Sir Richard Rodney Bennett's... |
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EDWARD ELGAR / WILLIAM WALTON
Elgar & Walton - Cello Concertos Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, André Previn [ ORFEO / CD - released 18/Apr/2006 ] "The Walton… is distinctive, not least because the Oslo Philharmonic under Previn is on cracking form. This subtly playful, sun-lit work is fiendishly difficult and requires just the sort of powerful virtuosity Müller-Schott displays." - BBC Music |
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LEPO SUMERA
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1998/99); Musica profana (1997); Symphony No.6 (2000) David Geringas (cello) / Estonian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paavo Jarvi [ BIS / CD - released 23/Jun/2003 ] The complete symphonic output of this fascinating composer, who in 2000 died at the age of 50, has been documented. |
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GUBAIDULINA
The Canticle of the Sun by St Francis of Assisi (1997); Hommage a Marina Tsvetayeva (1984) David Geringas (cello) Percussionists of Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Danish National Choir / Stefan Parkman [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Nov/2003 ] Sofia Gubaidulina is one of the word's most famous living composers and her music has a tremendous worldwide following. |
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LEO WEINER
Weiner: Orchestral Works (Complete), Vol. 3 Ditta Rohmann (Cello) Melinda Felletár (Harp) / Budapest Symphony Orchestra MÁV, Valéria Csányi [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2020 ] Leó Weiner, a contemporary of Bartók and Kodály, was a profoundly important teacher in Budapest whose own music developed from a more traditional Romantic model to an absorption of his native Hungarian folk music during the 1930s. |
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KHATCHATURIAN
Cello Concerto / Concerto-Rhapsody Dmitry Yablonsky (cello) / Moscow City Symphony Orchestra / Maxim Fedotov [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] The Naxos series devoted to the orchestral music of Aram Khachaturian continues with his two works for cello and orchestra. The Cello Concerto, whose brooding emotional unease did not endear it to the authorities at a difficult time for Soviet... |