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CHOPIN
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor / Mazurkas / Waltzes / Cello sonata / etc Maria Joao Pires (piano) / Emmanuel Krivine (cello) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "The transience of life and beauty; how keenly we feel this as the first chord of the B major Op 62 Nocturne subsides into its echo. But that's just one of many magical moments in this CD release - for once presented by DG with the dignity that the... |
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DVORAK
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" / Cello Concerto Mario Brunello (cello) / Orchestra dell' Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano [ EMI Music / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] |
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LUTOSLAWSKI
The Essential Lutoslawski (Incls Symphony No 3 & Cello Concerto) Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire (pianos) Heinz Holliger (oboe) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Symphonie-orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / etc [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 29/Sep/2007 ] "The range of fantastic music on this disc alone reveals Lutoslawski's level of accomplishment among the late 20th century greats." (Amazon.com) |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Cello Concerto (with Tchaikovsky - Rococo Variations) Truls Mork (cello) / Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons [ Erato Classics Red Line / CD - released 15/Oct/2018 ] "Truls Mork gives attractively lyrical performances of the Dvorak Cello Concerto and the delightful Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations, well supported by Jansons." (Gramophone) |
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MSTISLAV ROSTROPOVICH
Rostropovich-Mastercellist: Legendary Recordings 1956-1978 Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / Berliner Philharmoniker / Leningrad Philharmonic Orch. / Bonston Symphony Orchestra / various conductors [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 10/Sep/2008 ] Classic recordings from master cellist Rostropovich on a specially priced two CD set. |
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SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / HAYDN / DEBUSSY / BRITTEN / BEETHOVEN / BRIDGE
Mstislav Rostropovich - The Complete Decca Recordings Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Benjamin Britten (piano) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) English Chamber Orchestra [ Decca / 5 CD Box Set - released 22/Apr/2012 ] 'On every count this is a triumphant record...it offers us Rostropovich's own superb playing...admirably partnered by Britten (who shows himself an outstanding chamber music pianist)...a splendid performance of the Debussy Sonata' Gramophone January... |
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ANTONIN DVORAK / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Dvorak / Saint-Saens: Cello Concertos Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 25/Mar/2017 ] 'Rostropovich, the master cellist, has a deep understanding of the Dvorak Concerto. Here his playing is coloured by the grace of Giulini's interpretation and by the beautifully lyrical accompaniment.' (Gramophone) |
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DARIUS MILHAUD / ARTHUR HONEGGER / ALUN HODDINOTT
Milhaud / Honneger / Hoddinott: Cello Concertos & cello works Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 25/Mar/2017 ] Special care has been taken to ensure the highest quality of sound reproduction. Wherever possible, the engineers of Art et Son studios have refined the sound, always with scrupulous respect to the original sources. The analogue recordings... |
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NIKOLAI MYASKOVSKY / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Myaskovsky / Saint-Saens: Cello Concertos Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent [ Warner Classics / CD - released 25/Mar/2017 ] Special care has been taken to ensure the highest quality of sound reproduction. Wherever possible, the engineers of Art et Son studios have refined the sound, always with scrupulous respect to the original sources. The analogue recordings... |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI / GIUSEPPE TARTINI / C.P.E. BACH
Vivaldi / Tartini / CPE Bach: Baroque Cello Concertos Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff, with Layton James (harpsichord continuo) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] While J.S. Bach's Suites for solo cello are, by definition, closely identified with Mstislav Rostropovich as the supreme cellist of his time, the B flat concerto of Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach represents a more unusual departure. It is programmed here... |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Cello Concertos Steven Isserlis (cello) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Sep/2013 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine October 2013 |
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ERNEST BLOCH
Schelomo / Voice in the Wilderness (with Bruch - Kol Nidrei) Natalie Clein (cello) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ilan Volkov (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Aug/2012 ] "Clein's performance [of Schelomo] concentrates, most affectingly, on the atmosphere of deep introspection" Gramophone Magazine, Editor's Choice September 2012 |
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LUGWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Triple Concerto / Choral Fantasia Itzhak Perlman (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Daniel Barenboim (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics / CD - released 6/Feb/2017 ] "They perform with the most tender expression in the slow movement, and there are fireworks from all three in the last movement" James Longstaffe |
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ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
Piazzolla: Liber Tango - Best of Piazzolla Tango Four Four, Kuopio Symphony Orchestra, Emiko Mizuki, Izumi Tateno (pianos), Marko Vlonen (cello) [ Warner Classics Inspiration / CD - released 5/Jul/2017 ] Master of Tango Nuevo: For a long time, tango in Argentina had a bad reputation and was regarded as almost offensive. No wonder the young Argentine Astor Piazzolla sought inspiration in European art music. In Europe the tango had just come into... |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak Edition: The Slavonic Soul Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Lucia Popp (soprano) Jacqueline du Pré (cello) Alban Berg Quartett, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, etc [ Warner Classics / 27 CD/DVD Box Set - released 11/Jun/2021 ] This box provides an illuminating and enriching survey of Dvorak's works, including his complete symphonies. A number of the celebrated performers have Slavonic roots themselves; all their interpretations draw on a deep affinity with the composer. |
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ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: Complete Symphonies & Concertos Rachel Barton Pine (violin), Wen-Sinn Yang (cello), Alexander Romanovsky (piano) / Royal Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Russian National Orchestra, Jose [ Warner Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 10/Sep/2018 ] "Clear and slightly reverberant recording maximises the textures and appeal of these works making the disc worthy of consideration as a benchmark recording" (MusicWeb on Symphony 5 & Seasons) |
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EDWARD ELGAR / WILLIAM WALTON
Elgar / Walton: Cello Concertos Steven Isserlis (cello) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Feb/2016 ] "This mesmerising meditation couldn't be in better hands" BBC Music Magazine Instrumental Choice March 2016 |
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LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Boccherini: Fandango - Best Of Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi / Stephen Isserlis (cello) / Maggie Cole (harpsichord) / Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra [ Erato Classics / CD - released 21/May/2012 ] The very best of Boccherini includes the famous minuet and the 'castanets' quintet |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich plays Shostakovich [2 CDs] Dmitri Shostakovich (piano) / French National Radio Orchestra, Andre Cluytens, with Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 15/May/2015 ] All Shostakovich's recordings are distinguished by his masterly technique and the clean, non-legato touch, which is wholly in keeping with the character of his music. Yet beautiful tone and broad cantilenas are also in evidence, notably in the slow... |
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BACH / BOCCHERINI
Simply Baroque Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman [ Sony Classical / CD - released 10/Oct/2016 ] "Listening to the two Boccherini works on this marvellous CD reminds you again of Ma's uncanny technical facility, at once elegant and unselfconsciously virtuosic. Ton Koopman provides the cadenzas and the performances are pure delight." (Gramophone) |