VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Ultimate Cello Classics: Essential cello masterpieces (Incls 'The Swan', 'Ave Maria' & Bach's cello suites) Julian lloyd Webber, Maurice Gendron, Heinrich Schiff / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / English Chamber Orchestra / etc [ Decca Budget Boxes / 5 CD Box Set - released 27/Sep/2007 ] All your popular cello favourites in one compact specially priced boxed set. |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.10 / Symphony in C Major for Piano, Cello and Violin Op. 56 Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio / English Chamber Orchestra / Sir Alexander Gibson; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Walter Weller [ Chandos Collect / CD - released 7/Aug/2003 ] *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide |
BO LINDE
Violin Concerto / Cello Concerto Karen Gomyo (violin) / Maria Kliegel (cello) / Gavle Symphony Orchestra / Petter Sundkvist (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Mar/2006 ] Rosette [highest rating] - Penguin Stereo Guide - "Two romantic-dramatic concertos full of explosive action and searing sunny lyricism. I don't buy the suggestion that Linde is a neo-classicist. Not to be misse" (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb Feb 2006) |
SCULTHORPE
Quamby Karin Schaupp (guitar) Sue-Ellen Paulsen (cello) / Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra / Richard Mills [ ABC Australian Contemporary Series / CD - released 1/Jul/2005 ] Part of the Tasmanian Symphony's Australian Composer Series, this release is the first in the series from Australia's most distinguished and prolific composer Peter Sculthorpe. Calmly lyrical and sentimental, Sculthorpe draws influences from... |
KAIJA SAARIAHO
Saariaho: Works for Orchestra (Incls 'Notes on Light' & 'Solar') Karita Mattila (soprano) / Anssi Karttunen (cello) / Various orchestras, Christoph Eschenbach, Hannu Lintu, Esa-Pekka Salonen & Jukka Pekka Saraste [ Ondine / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2013 ] On the occasion of her 60th anniversary in 2012, this 4-CD collector's box contains recordings of fourteen orchestral works by Grammy-awarded Kaija Saariaho, many of them featuring vocal or instrumental soloists. |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Requiem op. 48 / Pavane op. 50 / Elegie for Cello and Orchestra / etc Kathleen Battle / Andreas Schmidt / Jules Eskin / Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini / Seiji Ozawa [ Deutsche Grammophon Entree / CD - released 6/Oct/2003 ] "This most peaceful and accepting of all Requiems finds its ideal benefactor in Carlo Maria Giulini, whose characteristically unhurried approach precisely captures the work's calming essence." (Amazon.com) |
CESAR FRANCK
Cesar Franck: Edition Khatia Buniatishvili, Aldo Ciccolini, Jean-Philippe Collard, Marie-Claire Alain, Renaud Capucon, Nathalie Stutzmann, Augustin Dumay, etc [ Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Apr/2016 ] A towering figure in French music of the later 19th century, César Franck created a distinctive fusion of German Romanticism and French Classicism, enriching the symphonic, chamber, instrumental, vocal and sacred repertoires. As a teacher and mentor... |
C.P.E. BACH
The C.P. E. BACH Collection Konrad Hunteler (flute) Anner Bylsma (cello) Bob van Asperen (harpsichord) / Amsterdam Baroque, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, etc [ Warner Classics / 13 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2014 ] "this is a superb box set and a great boost to anyone's music collection, C.P.E. Bach or otherwise. It's stuffed with refreshingly vibrant performances and recordings, and is a joy to dip into or even to dive in and wade through in unseemly haste." ( |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Seriously Sibelius (Incls Lemminkainen in Tuonela & Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op.96) Kristiina Makela (soprano) Matleena Vakkilainen (alto) Jaakko Kuusisto (violin) Marko Ylanen (cello) / Lahti Symphony Orchestra / Osmo Vanska [ BIS / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] "Vänskä and his bright-eyed Lahti band are on irreproachable form, and the BIS production crews have come up trumps once again with some resplendently natural sonics. A strong recommendation." (Gramophone Dec 2006) |
KAIJA SAARIAHO
Saariaho: Du cristal, ...a la fumae; Nymphea (Jardin secret III) / Sept Papillons Kronos Quartet / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor, with Anssi Karttunen, cello [ Ondine / CD - released 10/Jun/2004 ] "In terms of style , Kaija Saariaho has achieved what many Finnish composers have struggled for in vain - to move completely out of the shadow of Sibelius. The performances are stunning. Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic combine... |
WALTON
The Symphonies & Concertos Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Paul Neubauer (viola) Robert Cohen (cello) London Symphony Orchestra / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Bournemouth Symphony / [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2005 ] This programme conveniently brings together Walton's two symphonies and three concertos onto 2 well-filled discs (around 155 minutes). |
TCHAIKOVSKY / BEETHOVEN
The Chungs play Tchaikovsky & Beethoven Kyung-Wha Chung (violin), Myung-Wha Chung (cello) & Myung-Whun Chung (piano & conductor) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2015 ] "The Chungs make a characterful trio and give a very fine account of the Triple Concerto which conveys a feeling of spontaneous chamber-playing, with the finale taken thrillingly fast, with sparkling results" (Penguin Guide) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart Momentum - 1786 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Truscott (violin), Joel Hunter (viola), Frank-Michael Guthmann (cello) Christiane Karg [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 8/Apr/2022 ] 'Time and again Andsnes had me reaching for the score to confirm things I'd never noticed before...some of the finest Mozart-playing on the planet.' Gramophone Award Finalist 2022 - Concerto |
PROKOFIEV / KABALEVSKY
Cello Works Leonard Elschenbroich (cello), Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton [ Onyx / CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] "Never has this often underestimated work [the Prokofiev Sonata] seemed more rich in incident and so eloquently expressive." (Five Stars BBC Music) |
ARTHUR BLISS
A Colour Symphony / The Enchantress / Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Linda Finnie (mezzo-soprano) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Ulster Orchestra / Vernon Handley (conductor) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 8/Sep/2004 ] 'Chandos's generous compilation is an ideal introduction to his music… the Ulster Orchestra is outstanding and, as ever, Chandos' engineering produces a luxurious sound, highlighting the brilliance and richness of Bliss's orchestration.' - BBC Music... |
ARNOLD BAX / STANLEY BATE
Bax / Bate: Cello Concertos Lionel Handy (cello) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Aug/2016 ] "if the solo part's tenchical demands in the very opening stages hint at stretching even Lionel Handy's huge expertise, his delivery of the rest of the work is state-of-the-art" (BBC Music) |
Žibuoklė Martinaitytė
Martinaitytė: Ex Tenebris Lux Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Karolis Variakojis (conductor), Rokas Vaitkevicius (cello), Pavel Giunter (percussion) [ Ondine / CD - released 15/Jul/2022 ] This second Ondine recording of music by Žibuoklė Martinaitytė (b. 1973) is devoted exclusively to works scored for string orchestra, all of which were composed in the last three years. These works are performed by the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra,... |
ELGAR
Cello Concerto / Sea Pictures / The Kingdom Prelude Li-Wei (cello) / Elizabeth Campbell (mezzo) / Adelaide Symphony Orchestra / Nicholas Braithwaite [ ABC Classics / CD - released 13/Sep/2010 ] |
QIN WEN-CHEN
Qin: Violin Concerto 'The Border of the Mountains', Cello Concerto 'Dawn', Suona Concerto 'Calling the Phoenix' Li-Wei Qin (cello) Mengla Huang (violin) Qianyuan Zhang (suona) / ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gottfried Rabl [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2017 ] A native of Inner Mongolia, Wenchen Qin grew up with the folk music of his homeland and is now one of China's most influential composers. His violin concerto The Border of the Mountains exploits the extraordinary colors and flexibility of both... |