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JEAN-LOUIS DUPORT
Concertos for cello and orchestra Nos. 4-6 Peter Hörr (cello) / Weimar Court Orchestra [ MDG SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] The highly virtuosic technique frequently required of the soloist in the soprano register may be one reason why these concertos were not performed very often. The cello virtuoso Peter Hörr is more than up to the task and has rocketed to the German... |
EDWARD GREGSON
Trombone Concerto / A Song for Chris - Cello Concerto / etc Peter Moore (trombone) Guy Johnston (cello) / BBC Concert Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "A splendid showcase not only for the composer and the two excellent soloists but also the BBC Concert Orchestra, excelling itself under the Canadian conductor Bramwell Tovey. Brilliant, cleanly focused Chandos sound, too." (Gramophone March 2011) |
LALO / SAINT-SAENS
Cello Concertos Peter Wispelwey (cello) / Flanders Symphony Orchestra, Seiko Kim [ ONYX / CD - released 30/Jul/2013 ] "[the Lalo] gets a passionate, committed account from Wispelwey and the Flanders orchestra...The excellent band, under Seiko Kim, display their expressive qualities in a rapt account of the Scène d'amour from Berlioz's Roméo et Juliette." (Sunday Times) |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorák: Cello Concerto / Silent Woods / Serenade Petr Nouzovský (cello) / Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice|Stanislav Vav?inek [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 25/Feb/2022 ] Antonin Dvořaìk (1841-1904) was a great synthesist, ingeniously combining arguably incongruent strains: folk music with refined classical forms, romantic extroversion with instrumental austerity and national Czech character with worldwide appeal. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Eugene Ormandy Conducts Richard Strauss Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, with Rudolf Serkin (piano) & Lorne Munroe (cello) [ Sony Classical / 4 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/0020 ] Ormandy is best known for his longstanding post as the conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra. He also developed what came to be known as the "Philadelphia Sound" emphasizing lush string sonorities and, legato phrasing and rounded tone. |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Serenade / Facsimile / Divertimento Philippe Quint (violin) / Timothy Walden (cello) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Dec/2005 ] "Marin Alsop offers another welcome collection of her mentor's music" Editor's Choice Gramophone Dec 2005 |
ANTONIN DVOARK / WILLIAM WALTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak/Walton: Cello Concertos Gregor Piatigorsky (cello) / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch [ RCA Victor / CD - released 6/Dec/1993 ] Gregor Piatigorsky was born in Ekaterinoslav into a Jewish family. As a child, he was taught violin and piano by his father. After seeing and hearing the cello, he was determined to become a cellist and was given his first cello when he was seven. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Cello Symphony / Cello Suite No 1 Pieter Wispelwey (cello) / Flanders Symphony Orchestra, Seikyo Kim [ Onyx / CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] "Brilliant Dutch cellist puts faith and artistry in the sevice of an under-appreciated English composer" (William Dart NZ Herald) |
PROKOFIEV
Sinfonia Concertante in E minor (with works by Crumb & Tcherepnin) Pieter Wispelwey (cello) Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Vassily Sinaisky, conductor [ Channel Classics SACD / SACD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] "This recording's audio attributes have to rank with the very best out there, and Channel Classics should be very proud. Pieter Wispelwey is one of the greatest cellists currently sawing away, and his command of this music is evident." (Five Stars... |
LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Boccherini: Concertos / Stabat Mater Pulcinella Orchestra, Ophélie Gaillard (cello), Sandrine Piau (soprano) [ Aparté / 2 CD - released 22/Feb/2019 ] "[She] comes into her own in the two concertos and sonata, playing with great tonal warmth and directness of expression, all the while meeting Boccherini's technical challenges with accomplished ease." Gramophone |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Glazunov: Complete Concertos Rachel Barton Pine (violin) Alexander Romanovsky (piano) Wen-Sinn Yang (cello) Marc Chisson (saxophone) / Russian National Orchestra, Jose Serebrier [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 21/Feb/2011 ] "there's little doubt that both Serebrier and his soloists, supported by warmly idiomatic playing from the Russian National Orchestra and a beautifully clear recording, make a highly persuasive case for the reappraisal of these works." BBC Music |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Chill With Rachmaninov Vytautas Sondeckis (cello) Bernd Glemser (piano) / Ireland National Symphony Orchestra / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] Sergey Vasilyevich Rachmaninov was born at Semyonovo, Russia in 1873, the son of aristocratic parents. However, his father's extravagant lifestyle depleted the family's fortunes to the extent that they were forced to sell off most of their estate and... |
MIKLOS ROZSA
Cello Concerto; Sinfonia Concertante Rahael Wallfisch, Philippe Graffin / BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth [ Alto / CD - released 11/Sep/2015 ] Expertly balanced between soloist and orchestra, the Hungarian flavour hints at what a late Bartok cello concerto might have sounded like...Wallfisch clearly has an affinity with these splendid works and the BBC Concert Orchestra are on great form. |
EDWARD ELGAR
An Introduction to Elgar (Incls 'Cello Concerto' & 'Enigma Variations) Ralph Kirshbaum (cello) / Scottish National Orchestra / Bournemouth Sinfonietta [ Chandos Intro / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] 'Richly expressive playing, heartfelt performance' The Penguin Complete Guide |
WILLIAM WALTON
Belshazzar's Feast / Symphony No. 1 / Cello Concerto / etc Ralph Kirshbaum (cello) Sherrill Milnes (baritone) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/1999 ] "An excellent account of Belshazzar's Feast (1930)...this is a spectacular recording and there is particularly clear enunciation from the Royal Scottish National Chorus and from Sherill Milnes." (MusicWeb) |
DVORAK
Cello Concerto in A major, B10 Youth / Waldesruhe (Silent woods) for cello and orchestra, Op. 68 No. 5 / etc Ramon Jaffe (cello) / Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, Daniel Raiskin [ CPO / CD - released 10/Jun/2010 ] This extremely virtuosic concerto and other works are masterly performed by Ramon Jaffé, once described by Vladimir Ashkenazy as "a cellist of world class". |
BAX / BLISS / MOERAN / FINZI
British Cello Concertos Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Ulster Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Vernon Handley / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 29/Apr/2016 ] This two-album set features British cello concertos from Raphael Wallfisch's best late-1980s recordings. He has always worked closely with leading British composers of our time and is now regarded as the finest performer of their works for cello.... |
JOHN JOUBERT / ROBERT SIMPSON / CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT
British Cello Concertos Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales, William Boughton [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Jul/2015 ] "[Wallfisch] performs these pieces with the utmost musicianship." (MusicWeb) |
MARTINU
Cello Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Concertino Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "Recorded in 1991, Wallfisch's consummate virtuosity and considerable lyrical gifts illuminate Martinu's solo writing like no other." (Gramophone) |
BARBER / SHOSTAKOVICH
Cello Concertos Raphael Wallfisch (cello) English Chamber Orchestra / Geoffrey Simon [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 25/Jun/2001 ] Top flight performances from Raphael Wallfisch |
