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FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Violin Concerto / Double Concerto / Cello Concerto Tasmin Little (violin) Paul Watkins (cello) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2011 ] "Spellbinding performances of three concertos of languid beauty." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Nov 2011) |
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ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Symphony No. 6 / Concerto grosso No. 2 Tatiana Grindenko (violin) Alexander Ivashkin (cello) / Russian State Symphony Orchestra / Valeri Polyansky, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 14/Apr/2004 ] Throughout this disc, the echt-Russian timbres of Valeri Polyansky's band have a compulsion of their own, empowering what rhetoric there is with what seems like the appropriate clout.' - International Record Review |
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ARENSKY
Symphony No. 1, Op. 4; Cantata on the Tenth Anniversary of the Coronation, Op. 26; Fantasia on Themes by I.T. Ryabinin, Op. 48; etc Tatiana Sharova (soprano) Andrei Baturkin (baritone) Tatiana Polyanskaya (piano) Dmitri Miller (cello) / Russian State Symphony Orchestra / Polyansky [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 7/Jul/2003 ] 'This is a sympathetic overview of Arensky's career and a second volume would be welcome. The booklet notes are a helpful introduction to the man and his music.' - International Record Review |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saëns: Works for Violin and Orchestra Tianwa Yang (violin), Gabriel Schwabe (cello) / Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Marc Soustrot [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Oct/2017 ] "Delightful in every respect." MusicWeb Jan 2018 |
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LEOPOLD HOFMANN
Hofmann: Concertos Tim Hugh (cello) Lorraine McAslan (violin) / Northern Chamber Orchestra. Nicholas Ward, conductor [ Naxos 18th Century Concerto / CD - released 1/May/2004 ] Leopold Hofmann was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the most gifted and influential composers of his generation. Although a church musician by profession, Hofmann was also an important and prolific composer of instrumental music . |
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GUSTAV HOLST
Holst: Orchestral works (Including Invocation for Cello and Orchestra) Tim Hugh (cello) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Feb/2002 ] "Sherbakov rises magnificently to the considerable technical and expressive demands of Respighi's piano writing" - Fanfare |
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LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Boccherini: Cello Concertos Vol 1 No. 1 - 4 Tim Hugh (cello) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Anthony Halstead, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2005 ] "Tim Hugh approaches the music with lightness of touch and exemplary technique. There are cadenza-like flourishes above written accompaniments: notably in 4, which require, and get, extremely precise ensemble." Hi-Fi News |
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LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Boccherini: Cello Concertos Vol 2 Nos. 5 - 8 Tim Hugh (cello) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Anthony Halstead, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2005 ] "I loved the sound of this recording: clear with a sumptuously enveloping hall sound that was very comforting and easy to settle into. Recommended with a glass of port after a fine meal." - Audiophile Audition, May, 2000 |
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LUIGI BOCCHERINII
Cello Concertos Tim Hugh (cello) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra/ Anthony Halstead (conductor) [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "Tim Hugh approaches the music with lightness of touch and exemplary technique. There are cadenza-like flourishes above written accompaniments: notably in 4(i), which require, and get, extremely precise ensemble. The cellist brings unshowy virtuosity... |
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DAVID GOMPPER
Gompper: Cello Concerto, Double Bass Concerto, Moonburst Timothy Gill (cello) Volkan Orhon (double bass) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Emmanuel Siffert [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Nov/2020 ] David Gompper is an award-winning composer and the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2020. His luminously orchestrated and expressive works have attracted admiration throughout the US, Europe and beyond. |
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DVORAK
Complete Cello Works [2 CDs] Tomas Jamnik (cello) Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Netopil [ Supraphon / 2 CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] Dvořák and cello? Why, of course - after all, his Concerto in B minor is the most frequently recorded cello concerto of all time. Dvořák himself esteemed it immensely: "...I have just finished a new concerto for cello, and I can tell you that I am... |
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LALO
Orchestral Works Including the Cello Concerto and Namouna ballet music Torleif Thedaen (cello) / Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra / Kees Bakel [ BIS / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] "The performances here are stunning. Torleif Thedéen is a terrific soloist, playing every note as if he really means it, and while he's not afraid to wear his heart on his sleeve, it's never to the point where he sounds sleazy." (10/9 ClassicsToday) |
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ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Cello Concerto No 2 / Concerto Grosso No 2 for Violin, Cello & Orch. Torleif Thedaen (cello) Oleh Krysah (violin) / Malma Symphony Orchestra/ Lev Marki [ BIS / CD - released 8/Jan/2002 ] Torleif Thedéen is one of the most highly regarded musicians in Scandinavia. |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Cello Concerto in E Min Op. 85 (with Brahms-Double Concerto for Violin & Cello & Debussy-Cello Sonata) [rec 1959-72] Paul Tortelier (cello) / BBC Symph Orchestra / Adrian Boult, John Pritchard [ BBC Legends / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] "The French Cellist's personality is stamped on every bar of these live performances." (Gramophone) |
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GEORGE ENESCU
Symphonie Concertante / Symphony No. 1 Truls Mork (cello) / Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Sep/2015 ] "Truls Mørk is top dollar in all key respects, his phrase-shaping sensitively inflected…and his tone production as warm as anyone could wish for…a definite thumbs up for Mørk and Lintu." (Gramophone) |
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RAUTAVAARA
Modificata / Towards the Horizon / Incantations Truls Mørk (cello) Colin Currie (percussion) / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgards [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Apr/2012 ] "A late and lush harvest of works by octogenarian Einojuhani Rautavaara continues apace. Here we have eagerly awaited documentation of his two latest neo-Romantic concertos, in beautifully recorded and definitive performances by the soloists who are... |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Truls Mørk (cello) / Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] "This is one of the very few discs containing both concertos that withstands comparison to the benchmark Schiff/Maxim Shostakovich release on Philips. It's so good that I can even forgive the usual gasps and groans from Mørk that seem to come with th |
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SAEVERUD
Cello Concerto / Symphony No. 8. Truls Mark (cello) / Stavanger Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ole Kristian Ruud [ BIS / CD - released 6/Jun/2000 ] Music from this highly popular Norwegian composer! |
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KURT ATTERBERG
Atterberg: Cello Concerto (with Brahms - String Sextet) Truls Mork (cello) / The Symphony Orchestra of NorrlandsOperan / Kristjan Jarvi [ BIS / CD - released 1/Mar/2007 ] Gramophone Magazine - Top 250 Classical recordings of all-time |