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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Complete Concertos Rudolf Firkušný (piano) Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Zara Nelsova (cello) / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 25/Feb/2015 ] "The Violin and Cello Concertos, superbly played, have long been audience favourites, but the rarely-heard Piano Concerto in G minor - eloquently played by its foremost champion - is the USP." (BBC Music) |
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HANS PFITZNER
Pfitzner: Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 34 / Duo for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, Op. 43 / etc Sachko Gawriloff (violin) & Julius Berger (cello) / Bamberger Symphoniker, Werner Andreas Albert [ CPO / CD - released 20/May/2012 ] |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Violin Concertos Lynn Harrell (cello) Salvatore Accardo (violin) / I Solisti Delle Settimane Musicali Internazionali di Napoli, English Chamber Orchestra [ EMI Classics Red Line / CD - released 16/Aug/2010 ] "Beautifully recorded...and warmly recommended." Gramophone |
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FRANK EZRA LEVY
Cello Concerto / Symphony No. 3 / A Summer Overture Scott Ballantyne (cello) / Ireland National Symphony Orchestra / Takuo Yuasa (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jan/2006 ] "The sound quality of this disc fits in well with the overall quality of the Naxos releases. In the cello concerto, the solo instrument is warmly presented, well-balanced with the orchestra, and exceedingly well-played by Ballantyne" (MusicWeb April... |
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GLIERE
Ilya Muromets (Symphony no.3) / Cello Concerto Op.87 Sergei Sudgilovsky (cello) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Harold Farberman, conductor [ Regis Records / 2 CD - released 21/Dec/2004 ] "..vivid recording..compelling results.. natural balance with warmth.." - Penguin Guide |
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GUBAIDULINA
The Deceitful Face of Hope and of Despair: concerto for flute and large orchestra / etc Sharon Bezaly (flute) Torleif Thedeen (cello) Mie Miki (accordion) / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Mario Venzago [ BIS / SACD - released 1/Mar/2006 ] "Overall, this is a technically superior disc in which an interesting new concerto, outstandingly performed by its dedicatee, is paired with an up to date edition of one of the composer’s most frequently recorded works. Duplication may limit its... |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Cello Concerto / etc Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Decca / CD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] Award-winning British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason returns with Elgar, a brand new album of works anchored around Elgar's Cello Concerto - arguably the best-known work in the classical canon written for solo cello. |
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BERNHARD HEINRUCH ROMBERG / ANTON KRAFT / NIKOLAUS KRAFT
Works for two cellos Alexander Rudin, Emin Martirosian (cello) / Musica Viva Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Rudin [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Jul/2022 ] The emergence of the cello as a solo instrument at the beginning of the 19th century encouraged composers to explore its melodic and sonorous potential, with compositions for two or more cellos becoming increasingly popular. Bernhard Romberg and... |
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ROREM
Piano Concerto No. 2 / Cello Concerto Simon Mulligan (piano) / Wen-Sinn Yang (cello) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Jose Serebrier [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 9/Oct/2007 ] "Better late than never, these Rorem premieres are irresistible. Finely recorded, it's a clear winner for the Naxos American Classics series." (Gramophone Dec 2007) |
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ERNST von DOHNANYI
Dohnányi: Concertos - Variations On A Nursery Song / etc Sofja Gulbadamova (piano), Silke Aichhorn (harp), Andrei Ioniţă (cello), Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rehinland-Pfalz, Modestas Pitrenas [ Capriccio / CD - released 4/Feb/2022 ] "A truly superb performance of this unjustly neglected and once-popular work [Variations On A Nursery Song]...All in all, Modestas Pitrėnas inspires orchestra and soloists alike on a disc that stands with the best." Gramophone Editor's Choice March 2 |
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GOUNOD / OFFENBACH / DELIBES / THOMAS / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Sol Gabetta - Cantabile Sol Gabetta (cello) / City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Olivieri-Munroe, with Mihaela Ursuleasa (piano) [ Sony Classics / CD - released 8/Feb/2018 ] Hot on the heels of her recent Shostakovich release, Argentinian cellist Sol Gabetta exploits her incredibly warn, rich tone in this programme of attractive arrangements of popular classical works. |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Cello Concerto (with works by Dvorak & Respighi) Sol Gabetta (cello) / Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mario Venzago [ Sony Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] "Sol Gabetta's Elgar Concerto is one of the best around, a heartfelt, tonally rounded performance, intimate and wholly at one with Mario Venzago's generally subtle handling of the orchestral score." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice October 2010 |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Complete Works for Violin & Orchestra, Cello & Orchestra SOLOISTS OF THE QUEEN ELISABETH MUSIC CHAPEL [ Zig Zag Territories / 3 CD - released 9/Nov/2013 ] This ambitious project consists of a recording of the complete music for violin and orchestra and cello and orchestra by Saint-Saëns. It marks the beginning of an intensive collaboration between Zig-Zag Territories and the Queen Elisabeth Music... |
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CLAUDIO SANTORO
Santoro: Fantasias Sul América, Sonata for Solo Violin Soloists of the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Jan/2023 ] Claudio Santoro was one of Brazil's leading composers, having written a considerable amount of solo, chamber and orchestral music, including arguably the most important symphonic cycle ever written in that country. |
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MORTON FELDMAN
Flute and Orchestra / Cello and Orchestra / Piano and Orchestra Soloists / RSO Saarbrucken / Hans Zender (conductor) [ CPO / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/1997 ] "Hans Zender has done an admirable job in recording successvily neglected contemporary works with the Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra from Saarbrucken." (Amazon.com) |
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ZOLTAN KODALY
Kodaly: Háry János Suite / Dances of Galanta (with Dohnanyi: Konzertstuck) Janos Starker (cello); Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jul/2012 ] "The finale is the longest and most substantial…recalling earlier material and containing a cadenza and an ending which is the best, most moving part of an impassioned work. János Starker is the excellent soloist." MusicWeb |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Sinfonia Concertante / etc Steven Isserlis (cello) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Roger Norrington [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] "Cellist Steven Isserlis's playing is alert, sensitive, and joyous." (Highbeam.com) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH / BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Teodor Currentzis conducts The Mahler Chamber Orchestra Steven Isserlis (cello) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Teodor Currentzis [ Euroarts DVD / DVD - released 15/Oct/2018 ] The Mahler Chamber Orchestra was Orchestra in Residence at the KlaraFestival 2013 which is known as a modern and international classical music festival far beyond Belgium's borders. The concerts of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra formed one of the... |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Don Quixote / Romance for cello & orchestra in F major Alexander Rudin (cello) / Ireland National Symphony Orchestra, Gerhard Markson [ naxos / CD - released 25/Apr/2010 ] "The Naxos sound, too, is commendable for its smooth reliability...comfortable listening...now that I think about it, that's quite a bargain itself!" - John Puccio Sensible Sound August/September 2001 |
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PETER SCULTHORPE
The Fifth Continent / Port Arthur: In Memoriam / Djilile / Lament / Little Suite / Night-Song Sue-Ellen Paulsen (cello) / Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra / David Porcelijn (conductor) / Peter Sculthorpe (speaker) [ ABC / CD - released 30/Jan/2009 ] A delightful selection of works by this renowned Australian composer. |