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GERALD FINZI
Finzi: Cello Concerto / Eclogue / etc Paul Watkins (cello), Louis Lortie (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 7/Sep/2018 ] "Nothing is exaggerated or over-assertive...allowing Finzi's very individual musical voice to speak for itself, as it does so clearly in all the other performances on this disc too." The Guardian |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Concerto No.10 for two Pianos K.365 / etc Peter Serkin (piano) with Rudolf Serkin (piano), Marlboro Festival Orchestra, Alexander Schneider, with Jamie Laredo (violin) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 5/Jun/1990 ] High Fidelity called it exceptional Serkin plays every note as if his life depended on it, and a more recent reviewer in ClassicsToday described it as sounding as fresh and individually compelling as it did four decades ago. |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorák: Cello Concerto / Silent Woods / Serenade Petr Nouzovský (cello) / Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice|Stanislav Vav?inek [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 25/Feb/2022 ] Antonin Dvořaìk (1841-1904) was a great synthesist, ingeniously combining arguably incongruent strains: folk music with refined classical forms, romantic extroversion with instrumental austerity and national Czech character with worldwide appeal. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Eugene Ormandy Conducts Richard Strauss Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, with Rudolf Serkin (piano) & Lorne Munroe (cello) [ Sony Classical / 4 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/0020 ] Ormandy is best known for his longstanding post as the conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra. He also developed what came to be known as the "Philadelphia Sound" emphasizing lush string sonorities and, legato phrasing and rounded tone. |
ANTONIN DVOARK / WILLIAM WALTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak/Walton: Cello Concertos Gregor Piatigorsky (cello) / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch [ RCA Victor / CD - released 6/Dec/1993 ] Gregor Piatigorsky was born in Ekaterinoslav into a Jewish family. As a child, he was taught violin and piano by his father. After seeing and hearing the cello, he was determined to become a cellist and was given his first cello when he was seven. |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Glazunov: Complete Concertos Rachel Barton Pine (violin) Alexander Romanovsky (piano) Wen-Sinn Yang (cello) Marc Chisson (saxophone) / Russian National Orchestra, Jose Serebrier [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 21/Feb/2011 ] "there's little doubt that both Serebrier and his soloists, supported by warmly idiomatic playing from the Russian National Orchestra and a beautifully clear recording, make a highly persuasive case for the reappraisal of these works." BBC Music |
J. S. BACH
Bach For My Baby Ralph Kirshbaum (cello), Piotr Anderszewski (piano), Taverner Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott, Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord), English Chamber Orchestra [ Warner Classics / Erato Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2017 ] The music most people call "classical"--works by composers such as Bach, Beethoven, or Mozart--is different from music such as rock and country. Classical music has a more complex musical structure. Babies as young as 3 months can pick out that... |
EDWARD ELGAR
An Introduction to Elgar (Incls 'Cello Concerto' & 'Enigma Variations) Ralph Kirshbaum (cello) / Scottish National Orchestra / Bournemouth Sinfonietta [ Chandos Intro / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] 'Richly expressive playing, heartfelt performance' The Penguin Complete Guide |
BAX / BLISS / MOERAN / FINZI
British Cello Concertos Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Ulster Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Vernon Handley / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 29/Apr/2016 ] This two-album set features British cello concertos from Raphael Wallfisch's best late-1980s recordings. He has always worked closely with leading British composers of our time and is now regarded as the finest performer of their works for cello.... |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
Arnold: Cello Concerto / Saxophone Concerto / Fantasy for Recorder and String Quartet / etc Raphael Wallfisch (cello) John Turner (recorder) / Northern Chamber Orchestra & Manchester Sinfonia, Richard Howarth & Nicholas Ward [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Sep/2011 ] "The disc is a hands-down winner in the Naxos catalogue and slips nicely into the same rank occupied by Penny's symphonies." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Sept 2011) |
ARNOLD BAX
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bax: Cello Concerto / Northern Ballad No 3 / Overture to a Picaresque Comedy / etc Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Nov/1987 ] 'The Cello Concerto is rhapsodic in feeling and Raphael Wallfisch plays it with marvellous sensitivity and finesse, given splendid support by the LPO under Bryden Thomson.' The Penguin Complete Guide |
LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Boccherini: Cello Concertos Vol 3 No. 9-12 Raphael Wallfisch, cello / Northern Chamber Orchestra / Nicholas Ward, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] "Completists will want all 12 of Boccherini's cello concertos and the bargain-priced Naxos series is the most obvious choice... this new offering would certainly be my recommendation for a single sampler." - MusicWeb March 2005 |
LIONEL SAINSBURY / JOHN FOULDS
Sainsbury/Foulds: Cello Concertos Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 1/Apr/2012 ] "One really could not ask Messrs Wallfisch and Yates and both orchestras for more persuasive world premieres of two concertos that already seem like old friends." Gramophone Editor's Choice July 2012) |
ALAN RAWSTHORNE
Rawsthorne: Cello Concerto / Oboe Concerto / Symphonic Studies Stephane Rancourt (oboe) Alexander Baillie (cello) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Apr/2008 ] "A fascinating release, in excellent sound; highly recommended." - Fanfare (Christopher Williams), July/August2001 |
CARL MARIA von WEBER / JOHANNES BRAHMS / JOSEF HOLBROOKE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Weber/Brahms/Holbrooke: Clarinet Works Reginald Kell (clarinet) / Orchestra conducted by Walter Goehr, with Louis Kentner (piano) & Anthony Pini (cello) [ Testament / CD - released 1/Jan/1991 ] Reginald Clifford Kell was an English clarinettist. He was noted especially for his career as a soloist and chamber music player. He was the principal clarinettist in leading British orchestras, including the London Philharmonic and Philharmonia. |
ANDRE PREVIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Previn: Diversions - Songs Renee Fleming, Barbara Bonney (sopranos) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Andra Previn (piano/conductor) [ Deutche Grammophon / CD - released 25/Jul/2001 ] Recording Venue: The American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City Recording Venue: Abbey Road Studios, London |
HENRI VIEUXTEMPS
Vieuxtemps: Violin and Orchestra Works - Souvenir de Russie / Old England / Duo brillant Reto Kuppel (violin) Kirill Bogatyrev (cello) / Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jun/2020 ] Henry Vieuxtemps was a towering figure in the line of 19th-century violinist-composers, receiving admiration from Wagner, Chopin and Berlioz. A virtuoso in the Paganini tradition, Vieuxtemps was also one of the first to employ a full Romantic... |
SIR EDWARD ELGAR / SIR ARNOLD BAX
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: Cello Concerto, Three Characteristic Pieces / Bax: Phantasy for Viola & Orchestra Rivka Golani (viola) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Conifer Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/1989 ] Rivka Golani is an Israeli viola player. She has performed as soloist with many orchestras throughout the world and more than 250 pieces have been written for her, including over 60 concertos. |
WILLIAM WALTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Walton: Symphony No. 1 & Cello Concerto Robert Cohen (cello) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton [ Decca / CD - released 1/Apr/1995 ] This programme conveniently brings together Walton's first symphony and his cello concerto onto a well-filled disc (around 74 minutes). |
Sir PETER MAXWELL DAVIES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Davies: The Strathclyde Concertos Vol 1 Robin Miller (oboe) William Conway (cello) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies [ Unicorn-Kanchana / CD - released 20/May/1989 ] Peter Maxwell Davies' own recordings of his own works. |
