SCHUMANN
Cello Concerto Op 129; Fantasiestacke op. 73; Adagio und Allegro op. 70; etc Mischa Maisky (cello) Martha Argerich (piano) / Orpheus Chamber Orchestra [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 28/Jun/2004 ] Ia romantic programme of late Schumann, Mischa Maisky has magnificent partners in Martha Argerich and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. |
KABALEVSKY
Violin Concerto / Cello Concerto No 2 Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Brden Thomson [ Chandos / CD - released 16/Sep/2002 ] |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Cello Concerto (with Tchaikovsky - Rococo Variations) Truls Mork (cello) / Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons [ Erato Classics Red Line / CD - released 15/Oct/2018 ] "Truls Mork gives attractively lyrical performances of the Dvorak Cello Concerto and the delightful Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations, well supported by Jansons." (Gramophone) |
MSTISLAV ROSTROPOVICH
Rostropovich-Mastercellist: Legendary Recordings 1956-1978 Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / Berliner Philharmoniker / Leningrad Philharmonic Orch. / Bonston Symphony Orchestra / various conductors [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 10/Sep/2008 ] Classic recordings from master cellist Rostropovich on a specially priced two CD set. |
SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / HAYDN / DEBUSSY / BRITTEN / BEETHOVEN / BRIDGE
Mstislav Rostropovich - The Complete Decca Recordings Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Benjamin Britten (piano) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) English Chamber Orchestra [ Decca / 5 CD Box Set - released 22/Apr/2012 ] 'On every count this is a triumphant record...it offers us Rostropovich's own superb playing...admirably partnered by Britten (who shows himself an outstanding chamber music pianist)...a splendid performance of the Debussy Sonata' Gramophone January... |
DVORAK
Dvorak: Cello Concerto (with Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme) Mstislav Rostropovich, cello / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Warner Classics The Erato Story / CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] Now reissued at a special price |
ANTONIN DVORAK / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Dvorak / Saint-Saens: Cello Concertos Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 25/Mar/2017 ] 'Rostropovich, the master cellist, has a deep understanding of the Dvorak Concerto. Here his playing is coloured by the grace of Giulini's interpretation and by the beautifully lyrical accompaniment.' (Gramophone) |
DARIUS MILHAUD / ARTHUR HONEGGER / ALUN HODDINOTT
Milhaud / Honneger / Hoddinott: Cello Concertos & cello works Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 25/Mar/2017 ] Special care has been taken to ensure the highest quality of sound reproduction. Wherever possible, the engineers of Art et Son studios have refined the sound, always with scrupulous respect to the original sources. The analogue recordings... |
DVORAK / SCHUMANN
Cello Concertos Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Leningrad Symphony Orchestra [ Alto / CD - released 20/Sep/2014 ] |
ANTONIO VIVALDI / GIUSEPPE TARTINI / C.P.E. BACH
Vivaldi / Tartini / CPE Bach: Baroque Cello Concertos Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff, with Layton James (harpsichord continuo) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] While J.S. Bach's Suites for solo cello are, by definition, closely identified with Mstislav Rostropovich as the supreme cellist of his time, the B flat concerto of Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach represents a more unusual departure. It is programmed here... |
HASSE / C.P.E BACH / HERTEL
Cello Concertos Musica Viva (Moscow Chamber Orchestra) [ Chandos / CD - released 27/May/2016 ] This album presents three rarely performed or heard early German cello concertos, played by Alexander Rudin. The multi-prize winning soloist is also a well-established conductor, in his native Russia as well as worldwide, fulfilling both roles in... |
ERNEST BLOCH
Schelomo / Voice in the Wilderness (with Bruch - Kol Nidrei) Natalie Clein (cello) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ilan Volkov (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Aug/2012 ] "Clein's performance [of Schelomo] concentrates, most affectingly, on the atmosphere of deep introspection" Gramophone Magazine, Editor's Choice September 2012 |
KIRCHNER / KILLMAYER / HARRISON / LEES / DENNY / ROSEN / etc
Fromm Music Foundation - Twentieth Century Composer Series Nathan Rubin, Ludwig Shapero (violins) George Neikrug (cello) Leon Kirchner (piano) / The New York Concert Choir & Orchestra, Juilliard String Quartet [ Sony Classical / 10 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2020 ] From January 1957 to March 1962 Columbia Masterworks in collaboration with the Fromm Music Foundation released a series of 9 highly acclaimed LPs in the Twentieth Century Composer Series with music by, then, contemporary composers. |
KENNETH LEIGHTON
Cello Concerto, Symphony No. 3 'Laudes musicae' Neil Mackie (tenor) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Scottish National Orchestra / Bryden Thomson, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 3/May/2005 ] 'Raphael Wallfisch plays the Concerto as if his life depended on it, and the Symphony draws every bit as much dedication from its performers. The recording is very immediate, and has stunning clarity and detail.'- The Penguin Complete Guide |
SEBASTIAN FAGERLUND
Sebastian Fagerlund: Nomade & WaterAtlas Nicolas Altstaedt (cello) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 4/Jun/2021 ] "Hannu Lintu's attentive reading opens up Fagerlund's complex score with space and clarity." BBC Music (5 Stars) Concerto Choice Oct 2021 |
Nina Kotova, cello / Moscow Chamber Orchestra / Orbelian
Nina Kotova [ Philips / CD - released 30/Mar/2000 ] Debut Recording, Brilliant Cellist, Gifted Composer, Ex-Supermodel |
JIMMY LOPEZ
Perú Negro, Synesthésie, Lord of the Air & América Salvaje The Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, with Jesús Castro-Balbi (cello) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 31/Jul/2015 ] Born in Lima, Peru in 1978, Jimmy López is one of the most admired among the younger generation of South American Composers. |
OLA GJEILO
Ola Gjeilo: Voices - Piano - Strings Ola Gjeilo (piano) Thomas Gould (violin) Ciaran McCabe (violin) Jon Thorne (viola) Matthew Sharp (cello) / Voces 8 / Chamber Orchestra of London [ Decca / CD - released 15/May/2016 ] A rising composer's debut release on a major label, Gjeilo's album on Decca is an important release of heavenly, bewitching, eternal new choral music for our time. Ethereal yet tangible, this is music with wide appeal; music of purity and beauty;... |
MARK BOWDEN
Bowden: Sudden Light Oliver Coates (cello), Julian Warburton (percussion), Hyeyoon Park (violin), Huw Watkins (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Grant Llewellyn (co [ NMC / CD - released 16/Jan/2017 ] "the systems Bowden sets up [in Sudden Light] generate climaxes of great power, and his confidence in handling such large orchestral forces is unmistakable." The Guardian |
CASELLA
Notte di maggio / Cello Concerto / Scarlattiana Olivia Andreini (mezzo-soprano) / Andrea Noferini (cello) / Sun Hee You (piano) / Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma / Francesco La Vecchia [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "A beautiful disc, and one that collectors should snap up without delay." (9/9 ClassicsToday.com) |