Best Cello 100

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Tracklist

1▶CD: The Baroque Cello
2▶CD: The Classical Cello
3▶CD: Brahms and Before
4▼CD: The Romantic Cello
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1Allegro appassionato, op. 43
cello:
Han‐na Chang
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
conductor:
Antonio Pappano
recorded at:
Auditorium Parco della Musica in Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 2006-12-03 until 2006-12-06)
recording of:
Allegro appassionato, op. 43 (for cello and orchestra) (from 2006-12-03 until 2006-12-06)
orchestrator:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1876)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1875)
orchestration of:
Allegro appassionato, op. 43 (for cello and piano)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:52
2Le cygne (Carnaval des animaux)
producer:
Martin Compton
orchestra:
Nash Ensemble (in 1988-03)
balance engineer:
Tryggvi Tryggvason
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church in Richmond upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1988-03)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano) (in 1988-03)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:58
3Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor
producer:
David Mottley
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (from 1977-04-29 until 1977-05-01)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1977-04-29 until 1977-05-01)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (from 1977-04-29 until 1977-05-01)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (from 1977-04-29 until 1977-05-01)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1977-04-29 until 1977-05-01)
recording of:
Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 33: I. Allegro non troppo (from 1977-04-29 until 1977-05-01)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1872)
part of:
Cello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 33
Camille Saint‐Saëns5:37
4Élégie
cello:
Paul Tortelier
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
recording of:
Élégie, op. 24 (for cello and orchestra)
orchestrator:
Gabriel Fauré
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (in 1883)
orchestration of:
Élégie, op. 24 (for cello and piano)
Gabriel Fauré7:39
5Sonata in A
producer:
Suvi Raj Grubb
cello:
Jacqueline du Pré (from 1971-12-10 until 1971-12-11)
piano:
Daniel Barenboim (from 1971-12-10 until 1971-12-11)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (from 1971-12-10 until 1971-12-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1972)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1971-12-10 until 1971-12-11)
recording of:
Sonata for Cello and Piano in A major: IV. Allegretto poco mosso (arranged by Delsart) (from 1971-12-10 until 1971-12-11)
composer:
César Franck (in 1886)
cello arranger:
Jules Delsart (in 1888)
arrangement of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major: IV. Allegretto poco mosso
part of:
Sonate pour violon et piano en la majeur (for cello and piano, Jules Delsart)
recording of:
Sonate pour violon et piano en la majeur (for cello and piano, Jules Delsart)
composer:
César Franck (in 1886)
cello arranger:
Jules Delsart (in 1888)
arrangement of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M. 8, CFF 123
César Franck6:58
6Cello Sonata, op. 36
producer:
Andrew Keener
cello:
Truls Mørk (from 1993-07-26 until 1993-07-28)
piano:
Jean‐Yves Thibaudet (from 1993-07-26 until 1993-07-28)
balance engineer:
Arne Akselberg (from 1993-07-26 until 1993-07-28)
recorded at:
Ski Hall in Norway (from 1993-07-26 until 1993-07-28)
recording of:
Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 36: II. Andante molto tranquillo (from 1993-07-26 until 1993-07-28)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (in 1883)
part of:
Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 36
Edvard Grieg6:43
7Variations on a Rococo Theme, op. 33
cello:
Robert Cohen
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Zdeněk Mácal
partial recording of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33 (standard Fitzenhagen version)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1877-11-30)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (in 1877)
revised by:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen
dedicated to:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen
part of:
Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 33)
version of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33 (original Tchaikovsky version)
recording of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33: Moderato quasi andante (standard Fitzenhagen version)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (from 1876-12 until 1877-03)
revised by:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen
part of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33 (standard Fitzenhagen version)
recording of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33: Tema. Moderato semplice (standard Fitzenhagen version)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (from 1876-12 until 1877-03)
revised by:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen
part of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33 (standard Fitzenhagen version)
recording of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33: Variazione I. Tempo del Tema (standard Fitzenhagen version)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (from 1876-12 until 1877-03)
revised by:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen
part of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33 (standard Fitzenhagen version)
recording of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33: Variazione II. Tempo del Tema (standard Fitzenhagen version)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (from 1876-12 until 1877-03)
revised by:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen
part of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33 (standard Fitzenhagen version)
recording of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33: Variazione VII. e Coda. Allegro vivo (standard Fitzenhagen version)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (from 1876-12 until 1877-03)
revised by:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen
part of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33 (standard Fitzenhagen version)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky7:07
8Kol Nidrei
cello:
Han‐na Chang
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Mstislav Rostropovich
recording of:
Kol Nidrei, op. 47
composer:
Max Bruch (in 1880-07)
dedicated to:
Robert Hausmann
part of:
Works of Max Bruch by opus number (number: op. 47)
Max Bruch12:36
9Salut d'amour
cello:
Natalie Clein
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Vernon Handley
arranger:
Julian Milone
recording of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Edward Elgar (in 1888)
arrangement of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (for violin and piano)
Edward Elgar3:02
10Chanson de matin
cello:
Natalie Clein
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Vernon Handley
arranger:
Julian Milone
recording of:
Chanson de matin, op. 15 no. 2 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Edward Elgar
arrangement of:
Chanson de matin, op. 15 no. 2 (for violin and piano)
Edward Elgar3:16
11Don Quixote (extract)
cello:
Paul Tortelier
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe
partial recording of:
Don Quixote (op 35; TrV 184)
premiered in:
Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (on 1898-03-08)
composer:
Richard Strauss (in 1897)
part of:
Works of Richard Strauss by opus number (number: op. 35) and Werkverzeichnis (number: TrV 184)
Richard Strauss2:13
12Vocalise
solo cello:
Han‐na Chang
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (catch-all for unknown arrangements)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (in 1912)
arrangement of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (Vocalise, for voice and piano, original version)
Sergei Rachmaninov7:33
13Cello Concerto in D
producer:
Andrew Keener
cello:
Julian Lloyd Webber (from 1986-04-21 until 1986-04-22)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1986-04-21 until 1986-04-22)
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (from 1986-04-21 until 1986-04-22)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (from 1986-04-21 until 1986-04-22)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-04-21 until 1986-04-22)
recording of:
Cello Concerto in D major: III. Molto vivace (from 1986-04-21 until 1986-04-22)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan
part of:
Cello Concerto in D major
Sir Arthur Sullivan7:06
5▶CD: The Modern Cello
6▶CD: Showpieces & Encores

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