VIVALDi
Concerti (Incls Concertos for Oboes, Horns, Flute, Lute & Cello) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment [ Linn ECHO / CD - released 1/Jul/2015 ] GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE - APRIL 2001 |
RODRIGO
Complete Orchestral Works Asie Polo (cello), Mikhail Ovrutsky (violin) / Castille and León Symphony Orchestra, Max Bragado-Darman [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 2/Dec/2002 ] |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / ANTONIN DVORAK
Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 / Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 (Recorded 1929, 1937) Pablo Casals (cello) Jacques Thibaud (violin) / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. George Szell. Pablo Casals Orchestra of Barcelona. Alfred Cortot [ Naxos Historical Great Cellists / CD - released 29/Mar/2004 ] "Casals's glorious Dvorak concerto, recorded in Prague in 1937, sounds as good as ever, or, rather, better: Naxos's remastering genius, Mark Obert-Thorn, has produced an amazingly rounded, detailed sonority." - The Sunday Times (David Cairns) |
VARIOUS
Encores and Transcriptions, Vol. 2 (Rec 1927-1930) Pablo Casals (cello) with Nicolai Mednikoff, piano, Blas Net, piano, Otto Schulhoff, piano. London Symphony Orchestra / Pablo Casals, conductor [ Naxos Great Cellists / CD - released 1/Feb/2005 ] "As before his novel and revolutionary vibrato usage comes under close scrutiny and that vocalized legato which he occasionally spun out with such daring elasticity demonstrate why he was the premier cellist of his generation...Collectors need not... |
TAKEMITSU
Dreamtime / Orion and Pleiades / Star-Isle / A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden Paul Watkins (cello) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Tadaaki Otaka [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jul/1996 ] Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996) was a Japanese composer, who explored the compositional principles of Western classical music and his native Japanese tradition both in isolation and in combination. Takemitsu was largely self-taught in music. He was... |
LUTOSLAWSKI
Symphony No. 2 / Little Suite (Mala suita) / Cello Concerto Paul Watkins (cello)/ BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Concerto / GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Orchestral |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68 / Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a / Gloriana - Symphonic Suite Op. 53a Paul Watkins (cello) / Robert Murray (tenor) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos / CD - released 7/Apr/2011 ] "These are outstanding performances, as good or better than the composer's own...this release is a major entry in the Britten discography, and the sonics are every bit the equal of the interpretations." (10/10 ClassicsToday March 2011) |
LUGWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Triple Concerto / Choral Fantasia Itzhak Perlman (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Daniel Barenboim (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics / CD - released 6/Feb/2017 ] "They perform with the most tender expression in the slow movement, and there are fireworks from all three in the last movement" James Longstaffe |
ERICH KORNGOLD
Korngold: Cello Concerto, Op. 37 / Piano Concerto, Op. 17 / Symphonic Serende Op 39 Peter Dixon (cello) / Howard Shelley (piano) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Matthias Bamert [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] "The works on this disc, another Chandos mid-price re-issue, cover a wide time span, and is most desirable for the inclusion of the splendid Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, and even more so for the masterly Symphonic Serenade, a 1947 work for... |
PER NORGARD
Nørgård: Three Nocturnal Movements / Symphony No. 8 / Lysning Peter Herresthal (violin), Jakob Kullberg (cello) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra John Storgårds, conductor [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Sep/2023 ] Celebrating his 90th birthday in 2022, Per Nørgård is undoubtedly one of the most important Danish composers since Nielsen. |
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) |
SALLY BEAMISH
Viola Concerto / Cello Concerto River / Tam Lin for Oboe & orch Philip Dukes (viola) Robert Cohen (cello) Gordon Hunt (oboe) / Swedish Chamber Orchestra [ BIS / CD - released 15/Nov/2000 ] Editor's choice, Gramophone January 2000 |
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 |
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
Piazzolla: Liber Tango - Best of Piazzolla Tango Four Four, Kuopio Symphony Orchestra, Emiko Mizuki, Izumi Tateno (pianos), Marko Vlonen (cello) [ Warner Classics Inspiration / CD - released 5/Jul/2017 ] Master of Tango Nuevo: For a long time, tango in Argentina had a bad reputation and was regarded as almost offensive. No wonder the young Argentine Astor Piazzolla sought inspiration in European art music. In Europe the tango had just come into... |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak Edition: The Slavonic Soul Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Lucia Popp (soprano) Jacqueline du Pré (cello) Alban Berg Quartett, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, etc [ Warner Classics / 27 CD/DVD Box Set - released 11/Jun/2021 ] This box provides an illuminating and enriching survey of Dvorak's works, including his complete symphonies. A number of the celebrated performers have Slavonic roots themselves; all their interpretations draw on a deep affinity with the composer. |
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 |