ROZSA
Three Hungarian Sketches / Cello Rhapsody Mark Kosower (cello) / MAV Budapest Symphony Orchestra / Mariusz Smolij [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Mar/2011 ] "These are beautiful, energetic, colorful performances of music that is equally so. Miklós Rózsa's concert music sounds just like his film music, and all of it sounds Hungarian, whether it's called Ben-Hur or Three Hungarian Sketches." (9/9... |
RAUTAVAARA / SIBELIUS / SALLINEN / PINGOUD / KAJANUS / ENGLUND / etc
Suomi - Finland 100 - A Century of Finnish Classics Marko Ylönen (cello) / Finnish Radio Symphony / Helsinki Philharmonic / Karelia Philharmonic / Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra / etc [ Ondine / 5 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2016 ] 2017 marks the centenary of Finland's independence. This 5 CD collection encompasses works by native composers from 1917 to the present and reflects the flourishing talent, artistry and experimentation of Finland's classical music scene. These... |
RAUTAVAARA
Symphony No. 6 / Cello Concerto Marko Ylanen (cello) / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Max Pommer, conductor [ Ondine / CD - released 16/Apr/2004 ] Marko Ylönen began studying the cello with Csaba Szilvay at the East Helsinki Music Institute. He continued his studies with Erkki Rautio and Heikki Rautasalo at the Sibelius Academy and with Heinrich Schiff in Basel. |
SHCHEDRIN
Cello Concerto / Seagull Suite Marko Ylanen (cello) Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Olli Mustonen, conductor [ Ondine / CD - released 16/Apr/2004 ] Marko Ylönen began studying the cello with Csaba Szilvay at the East Helsinki Music Institute. He continued his studies with Erkki Rautio and Heikki Rautasalo at the Sibelius Academy and with Heinrich Schiff in Basel. |
PEHR HENRIK NORDGREN
Pehr Henrik Nordgren - Transe Choral for 15 Strings, Rock Score for 19 strings, Concerto No.1 for Cello and String Orchestra Marko Ylanen, cello / Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra / Juha Kangas, conductor [ BIS / CD - released 24/May/2005 ] In a review of a previous release of works by Pehr Henrik Nordgren on BIS (BIS-CD-826) his music was described as "a humanist's cry of distress, a plea on behalf of our world." |
PETERIS VASKS
Symphony No 3 / Cello Concerto Marko Ylanen (cello) / Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra / John Storga¥rds (conductor) [ Ondine SACD / SACD - released 28/Nov/2006 ] "Recording quality captures the wide and deep dynamics easily.Possibly one of the best discs of the year and certainly on the shortlist...Worth the wait" (SA-CD.Net) |
LUTOSLAWSKI
The Essential Lutoslawski (Incls Symphony No 3 & Cello Concerto) Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire (pianos) Heinz Holliger (oboe) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Symphonie-orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / etc [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 29/Sep/2007 ] "The range of fantastic music on this disc alone reveals Lutoslawski's level of accomplishment among the late 20th century greats." (Amazon.com) |
SHCHEDRIN
Double Concerto for piano, violoncello and orchestra 'Romantic Offering' (with Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9) Martha Argerich (piano) / Mischa Maisky (cello) / Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Neeme Järvi [ Accentus Music DVD / DVD - released 25/Aug/2011 ] "There's plenty of contrast [in the Shchedrin]: the misalliance of the two soloists, who only really come together in the climbing apotheosis...Argerich is superb in every nuance." (BBC Music Magazine) |
BEETHOVEN / PROKOFIEV / SCHUMANN
A Piano Evening with Martha Argerich - Live Recordings from 2005 Martha Argerich (piano) / Renaud Capuçon (violin) / Gautier Capuçon (cello) / Flanders Symphony Orchestra / Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky [ ArtHaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 26/Oct/2011 ] For a significant number of people, she is simply the greatest pianist of our time. No matter what repertoire she plays, she sounds, as they say, "in her element". Indeed, her playing is entirely lacking in vanity, yet never remotely anonymous. |
TIPPETT
Triple Concerto / Piano Concerto Martino Tirimo (piano) Ernst Kovacic (violin) Gerard Caussa (viola) Alexander Baillie (cello) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Michael Tippett, cond [ Nimbus / CD - released 25/Oct/2003 ] Recorded at Studio 7, BBC Broadcasting House, Manchester, Triple Concerto - 7th July 1990, Piano Concerto - 17th May 1991 |
LIDSTROM / SHOSTAKOVICH
Lidström & Shostakovich - works for cello and orchestra Mats Lidström (cello), Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy [ BIS / CD - released 13/Apr/2018 ] Vladimir Ashkenazy and Mats Lidström began their collaboration in London in the 1980s, during Ashkenazy's tenure at the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra where Lidström was principal cellist. They have since appeared together in concert as well as on... |
Matt Haimovitz - Pierre Boulez - Hagen Quartett - LaSalle Quartet - Ensemble Intercontemporain. London Sinfonietta - David Atherton
Ligeti, Gyargy - String Quartets nos 1 & 2; Cello Sonata; Melodien for orchestra [ DG 20/21 Series / CD - released 12/Jul/2004 ] "A convincing journey through an attractive, multifaceted score" Gramophone |
Hans Gál
Concertino for Cello and Strings; Solo Cello Sonata; Solo Cello Suite Matthew Sharp (cello) / Kenneth Woods / English Symphony Orchestra [ AVIE / CD - released 16/Feb/2018 ] Bringing to light another of Hans Gál's gorgeously melodic and finely crafted scores, AVIE presents the world premiere recording of the Austrian émigré's Concertino for Cello and String Orchestra with Matthew Sharp supported by Gál aficionado... |
VICTOR HERBERT
Serenade for String Orchestra op. 12 / Seven Pieces for Violoncello & String Orchestra / Three Pieces for String Orchestra Maximilian Hornung (cello) / Suedwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim / Sebastian Tewinkel [ CPO Records / CD - released 23/Aug/2011 ] "Here's an excellent disc of all but unknown music by one of the unsung musical heroes of the late 19th century. Victor Herbert's style is witty, charming, melodious." (ClassicsToday.com) |
COLON NANCARROW
Nancarrow: Pieces for Small Orchestra / Tango? / String Quartet No. 1 Mia Wu (violin) Mark Steinberg (violin) Rachel Evans (viola) Maria Kitsopoulos, cello / Cheryl Seltzer (piano) Joel Sachs (piano) etc [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Aug/2005 ] The United States has spawned numerous composers so original that they were initially rejected as eccentrics. Among the best known are Charles Ives, Henry Cowell, John Cage, and Lou Harrison. For many years, rumours told of another such musician,... |
MARCEL TYBERG
Tyberg: Symphony No. 3 / Piano Trio in F major Michael Ludwig (violin) / Ya Fei Chuang (piano) / Roman Mekinulov (cello) / Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra / JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Oct/2010 ] "...one of the finest conductors of her generation" The New York Times on Falletta |
ALLA PAVLOVA
Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3 Mikhail Adamovich (piano) / Valery Brill (cello) / Leonid Lebedev (flute) / Russian Philharmonia Orchestra / Alexander Vedernikov [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Jan/2004 ] "Pavlova paints delicately with the unconventional ensemble, creating a sound-world simultaneously precise but also somehow suspended in dream." (BBC Music) |
DVORAK
Concertos: Cello, Violin & Piano Milos Sadlo (cello), Vaclav Hudecek, Josef Suk (violins), Ivan Moravec (piano), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra [ Supraphon / 3 CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] This collection, intended for Dvorák devotees, also contains the lesser-known Cello Concerto in A major in orchestral instrumentation, originally composed with piano accompaniment. |
BRUCH / WIENIAWSKI / LALO / SAINT-SAENS
Violin Concertos / Cello Concertos (recorded 1953 & 1956) Mischa Elman (violin) Zara Nelsova (cello) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult [ Brilliant Classics Retrospective / 2 CD - released 8/Jun/2008 ] Mono recordings |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Masterworks [Symphonies, Concertos, Slavonic Dances] Mischa Maisky (cello), Igor Ardašev (piano), Ivan Zenaty (violin) Prague Symphony Orchestra, Petr Altrichter, Jiří Bělohlávek, Libor Pešek [ Arthaus Musik DVD / 3 DVD Box Set - released 16/Feb/2011 ] Live recordings from the Alte Oper Frankfurt, 1993 The works of the quintessentially Czech composer Antonín Dvorák are, above all, enjoyable and perennial favourites of the Romantic repertoire. The concerts are performed by the Prague Symphony... |