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) |
REBECCA DALE
Dale: Night Seasons Steven Isserlis (cello) Guy Johnston (cello) / Tenebrae, Philharmonia Orchestra, Nigel Short [ Signum / CD - released 8/Mar/2024 ] Hailed by Classic FM as "one of today's most exciting young composers" Rebecca Dale is a London based composer, working most often with large orchestral and choral forces in the worlds of cinema and theatre. |
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... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY / ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations, Andante Cantabile, Pezzo capriccioso / etc Steven Isserlis (cello) / The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, John Eliot Gardiner [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/1990 ] "Steven Isserlis's performance shires because he brings out the seriousness and beauty in Tchaikovsky's melodies as well as dazzling us with his throwaway virtuosity" 1001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die |
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 |
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. |
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) |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 . |
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... |
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. |
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... |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Cello Works (Includes the Concerto No.1 for cello & orchestra) Torleif Thedaen (cello) / Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Leif Segerstam [ BIS / CD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] "a most interesting collection of adventures in Schnittke's customary surreal world." (American Record Guide) |
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) |
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. |
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) |
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) |