More By Artist: Raphael
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JOHN METCALF
Metcalf, John - Mapping Wales, Plain Chants, Cello Symphony Raphael Wallfisch, cello, Catrin Finch, harp, Cardiff Ardwyn Singers, Bulgarian Chamber Orchestra, Orpheus, Raicho Christov, conductor [ Nimbus / CD - released 20/Jul/2005 ] These are all World Premiere recordings made under the supervision of the composer. |
VIVALDI
Cello Concerti Vol. 1 Rv 398, 399, 404, 406, 410, 412 & 419 Raphael Wallfisch (Cello) / City Of London Sinfonia / Nicholas Kraemer (Director And Harpsichord) [ Naxos Vivaldi Collection / CD - released 12/Jul/2008 ] "With performances of this calibre, and in demonstration quality sound, one marvels that Naxos can offer so much for so little! A triumphant debut for what seems destined to become one of the legendary recording projects of the decade." - BBC Music... |
VIVALDI
Cello Concerti Vol. 4 Rv 405, 411, 414, 416, 417, 420 & 421 Raphael Wallfisch (Cello) / City Of London Sinfonia / Nicholas Kraemer (Director And Harpsichord) [ Naxos Vivaldi Collection / CD - released 12/Jul/2008 ] "Wallfisch's playing has extraordinary precision, and both he and the accompanying group continually communicate their enthusiasm for this endlessly inventive music" - Penguin Guide |
VIVALDI
Cello Concerti Volume 3: RV 402, 403, 407, 409, 418, 423 & 424 Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / City of London Sinfonia / Nicholas Kraemer (director and harpsichord) [ Naxos Vivaldi Collection / CD - released 12/Jul/2008 ] "..one marvels that Naxos can offer so much for so little! A triumphant debut for what seems destined to become one of the legendary recording projects of the decade" - BBC Music Magazine |
MARTINU
Cello Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Concertino Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "Recorded in 1991, Wallfisch's consummate virtuosity and considerable lyrical gifts illuminate Martinu's solo writing like no other." (Gramophone) |
BARBER / SHOSTAKOVICH
Cello Concertos Raphael Wallfisch (cello) English Chamber Orchestra / Geoffrey Simon [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 25/Jun/2001 ] Top flight performances from Raphael Wallfisch |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68 / Suite from 'Death in Venice', Op. 88 Raphael Wallfisch (cello) English Chamber Orchestra / Steuart Bedford [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Dec/2004 ] 'I am full of admiration for the way in which Steuart Bedford has constructed an effective suite out of Death in Venice… the result is surprisingly convincing and moving.' Gramophone |
JAMES MacMILLAN
Kiss on Wood Raphael Wallfisch (cello) John York, Ian Brown (pianos) Marianne Thorsen (violin) [ Black Box / CD - released 20/Jan/2001 ] World premiere recordings of some of James MacMillan's finest chamber-music |
ZEMLINSKY
Cello Sonata (with works by Goldmark & Korngold) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / John York (piano) [ Nimbus / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] The compositions on this disc not only present a wide range of recipes for effective and enjoyable chamber music, they also serve as a study in ethics. Is music for culinary delight or spiritual elevation, food for the body or the soul, stuff for the... |
SCHNITTKE / SHOSTAKOVICH
Works for Cello & Piano Raphael Wallfisch (cello) John York (piano) [ Black Box / CD - released 18/Oct/2002 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Awards Issue 2002) |
DVORAK
Cello Concerto (with Dohnányi - Konzertstück for Cello and Orchestra) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 26/Apr/2012 ] The Cello Concerto in B minor by Dvořák has become one of his most popular works, and perhaps the most popular concerto ever written for the instrument. He was asked to write this piece by a friend of Wagner, the cellist Hanuš Wihan. Initially... |
JOHN IRELAND
Ireland - Music for String Orchestra Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Orchestra of the Swan, David Curtis [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jun/2016 ] "The British Music Society and the John Ireland Trust are to be thanked for supporting such an enterprising album" (MusicWeb June 2016) |
WILLIAM BUSCH
Cello Concerto / Piano Concerto Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Piers Lane (piano) / Royal Liverpool Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Lyrita / CD - released 27/Apr/2008 ] "My first impression of William Busch the composer was of sinewy toughness, the piece I heard at Morley College in wartime was his NicholasVariations for piano (1942) named after his infant son - his likeness was not mirrored in the craggy, spare... |
BUSCH / COOKE / LEIGHTON / WORDSWORTH
British Music for Cello and Piano Raphael Wallfisch (cello) & Raphael Terroni (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jun/2014 ] "this disc is self-recommending, and indeed required listening for anyone who wishes to explore the byways of more 'traditional' British composition in the second half of the twentieth century. We are not likely to get further recordings of the music |
BUSCH / HOLBROOKE / WORDSWORTH
British Music for Cello and Piano Raphael Wallfisch (cello) & Raphael Terroni (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Jan/2015 ] This survey of British cello music focuses on three composers whose critical fortunes have never quite matched their undoubted musical gifts. William Wordsworth always displayed independence of mind and considerable melodic invention, and his... |
KENNETH LEIGHTON
Complete Chamber Works for Cello Raphael Wallfisch (cello) & Raphael Terroni (piano) [ British Music Society / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] "This is music of impeccable craft and genuine substance, always sure of its goal and shot through with Leighton's own pungent brand of lyricism." (Gramophone) |
RODION SHCHEDRIN
Music for Cello & Piano (Incls 'Sonate') Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Rodion Shchedrin (piano) [ Nimbus / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] Rodion Shchedrin was born in 1932 in Moscow into a musical family: his father was a composer and teacher of music theory. He studied at the Moscow Choral School and graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1955 where he studied composition and... |
BRIDGE / ELGAR
Oration / Cello Concerto (with Holst's Invocation) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Dickins (conductor) [ Nimbus / CD - released 27/Jun/2006 ] These three notable British works for cello and orchestra from the early 20th century - two of them, the Elgar and the Bridge, ranking among the finest for the medium ever written by British composers - are linked by various strands, both... |
FINZI / LEIGHTON
Cello Concertos Raphael Wallfisch (cello), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2001 ] This is a new coupling featuring these two cello concertos |
PATRIC STANFORD
Stanford: Symphony No. 1 / Cello Concerto / Prelude to a Fantasy Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Feb/2015 ] Patric Standford wrote in a wide variety of forms, from large-scale orchestral and choral music to a cappella, chamber and instrumental pieces. While teaching at the Guildhall School of Music in London he won several major international composition... |
