EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Cello Concerto / In The South / Elegy for Strings Robert Cohen (cello) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Norma del Mar [ EMI Classics for Pleasure / CD - released 1/Nov/1980 ] Recorded in the Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London - January 1980 & January 1978 |
JON LORD
Durham Concerto Matthew Barley (cello), Jon Lord (hammond organ), Ruth Palmer (violin) & Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian pipes) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra [ Avie / CD - released 28/Jan/2008 ] "Jon Lord has concentrated on composition since leaving Deep Purple. Lord's music is compellingly sonorous, his programmatic narratives are crystal-clear, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic play with passion and tenderness." (Gramophone) |
SAMUEL BARBER
Cello Concerto / Medea (Orchestral Works Vol 2) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop, Conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2001 ] Volume Two of Barber's orchestral music on Naxos |
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Widor: Cello Concerto, Symphony No. 2 & Les Pêcheurs de Saint-Jean (excerpts) Torleif Thedéen (cello) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 29/Apr/2013 ] "Yates and the RSNO are also compelling in the vigorous Second Symphony (1882), but the highlight of the disc is the Cello Concerto. Torleif Thedeen's warm-toned playing of the solo part deserves to be heard not only on disc but in the concert hall |
LUGWIG van BEETHOVEN / W. A. MOZART / JOHANNES BRAHMS
The Rudolf Serkin Edition Rudolf Serkin (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado, with Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) [ Deutche Grammophon / 9 CD Box Set - released 19/Jun/2020 ] "Serkin was an artist who shaped the world's conceptions of the "Viennese school," and there's much to be gained by tracing the evolution of his style over his long life.' (AllMusic.com) |
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) |
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 ] |
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... |
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 |
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... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Inspiration Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla [ Decca Records / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] "A most rewarding CD then, sure evidence that we should henceforth be on the lookout for any performances, recorded or live, that involve Sheku Kanneh-Mason." - Gramophone |
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... |
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) |
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 |
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. |
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 |
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... |
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. |
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) |
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 |