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Posted by Romy the Cat on 10-30-2007

The WHRB announced that in their November-December, 2007 program they stat a new series: “Overlooked Cello Repertoire.” God bless WHRB!!!

Stanford: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 39; Lloyd-Webber, McCabe (ASV)
Herbert: Cello Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 8; Harrell, Marriner, Academy of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields (London)
Strauss, R.: Cello Sonata in F, Op. 6; Ma, Ax (CBS)
Miaskovsky: Cello Concerto, Op. 66; Maisky, Pletnov, Russian National Orchestra (DG)
Smit: Cello Concertino; Wispelwey, Spanjaard, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra (NM Classics)
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Cello Sonata, Op. 50; Green, Moyer (Biddulph)
Hindemith: Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 3; Geringas, Albert, Queensland Symphony Orchestra (cpo)
Harbison: Sonata for Solo Cello; Slavich (Crystal)
Thomson: Four Portraits for Cello and Piano; Feldman Phinney (Albany)
Picker: Cello Concerto; Watkins, T. Sanderling, Russian Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)
Rochberg: Ricordanza; Fischer, Rochberg (CRI)
Khudoyan: Sonata No. 1 for Solo Cello; Bagratuni (Ongaku)
Mayazumi: Bunraku; Yang (Arts Music)
Yoshimatsu: Cello Concerto Op. 91, "Centaurus Unit"; Dixon, Fujioka, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos)
Vasks: Book for Solo Cello; Blaumane (Conifer)
Pärt: Fratres for Cello and Piano; Barta, Lapsansky (Supraphon)
Vasks: Cello Concerto; Ylönen, Storgårds, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra (Ondine)

The caT
Posted by Romy the Cat on 11-05-2007
Never heard them before – what the wonderful music by two British composers!

Sir Charles Villiers Stanford: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 39. Performed by Lloyd-Webber and McCabe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Villiers_Stanford

Victor August Herbert: Cello Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 8; Performed  by Harrell, Marriner, Academy of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Herbert

The Cat
Posted by Romy the Cat on 11-13-2007
Since the WHRB broadcasted Victor Herbert First Cello Concerto by Lynn Harrell I got hooked on Herbert. I generally am not big fun of British composers but I do love a lot what Herbert did. It is in a way “light” and not intellectually demanding. Compare to other concertos it sounds more like “salon” concerto but it is still very beautiful…. 

Among the CDs that I got recently there is one absolutely stunning:

London London 417 672: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner, conductor. Lynn Harrell, Cello

Victor Herbert:
                     Cello Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 8
                     Cello Concerto No. 2 in E minor, Op. 30
                     Five Pieces for Cello and Strings

If you never heard the Herbert’s Cello Concerto you might try getting them. I have a few versions by Yo-Yo Ma, Georges Miquelle and James Kreger but the recent discovery of Lynn Harrell and Marriner sound very “mutually” – beautiful music and the truly beautiful play….
The caT
Posted by tuga on 07-14-2010
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This morning, while driving to work, the Classical station was playing the first movement of Gerald Finzi's Cello Concerto (14 July 1901 - 27 September 1956):

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cello Concerto in A minor, Op 40, was composed by Gerald Finzi in 1955.

The piece is in three movements:

I. Allegro moderatoII. Andante quietoIII. Rondo: Adagio - Allegro giocoso

The concerto was written as the result of a request by John Barbirolli, and first performed by Barbirolli and the Hallé Orchestra, with Christopher Bunting as the soloist at the Cheltenham Music Festival on 19th July, 1955.

I sounded quite interesting but I was unable to catch the interpreter's name.

Best,
Tuga
Posted by mats on 12-09-2012
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Today on WFMT's New Releases program, Lisa Flynn played a live recording of Elliott Carter's Cello Concerto.  
Composed in 2001, this performance I believe is from the fall of 2012.  
Daniel Barenboim conducts the Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra, 
and they sounded great supporting the young soloist Alisa Weilerstein.  
I heard her in a recital here in Chicago a few months ago, and liked her playing quite a lot.
  Decca   Catalog #: 001759202 


Mats

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