VA - 100 Best Cello (2009) MP3 320 kbps | Classical | Label: Emi | 6CD | 1.03 GB This 6 CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favourite cello classics, performed by some of the world’s leading artists. Among them are giants of the past such as Pablo Casals, Janos Starker, Pierre Fournier, Paul Tortelier, Jacqueline du Prй and Mstislav Rostropovich, as well as more recent stars like Lynn Harrell, Truls Mшrk, Steven Isserlis, Julian Lloyd Webber, Robert Cohen, Han-Na Chang, Gautier Capuзon and Natalie Clein. Each CD is themed according to eras and genres, and the details are as follows: CD 1: THE BAROQUE CELLO This disc begins with complete performances of three of the famous Cello Suites of J.S. Bach, each by a different legendary cellist - Pablo Casals, Paul Tortelier and Mstislav Rostropovich - and ends with music by another of the great Baroque composers, Antonio Vivaldi. CD 2: THE CLASSICAL CELLO The programme on this CD includes masterpieces by the leading composers of the Classical Era - Monn, Haydn, Boccherini and Beethoven - and sees the first appearance of the greatly loved British cellist Jacqueline du Prй, as well as a number of other major performers such as Truls Mшrk and Steven Isserlis. CD 3: BRAHMS AND BEFORE This disc covers popular works written in the early19th century by Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn and Paganini before concluding with a number of later compositions by Dvorбk and Brahms. CD 4: THE ROMANTIC CELLO The music heard here was written mainly in the latter part of the 19th century and includes compositions by Saint-Saлns, Faurй, Franck, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Bruch, Richard Strauss and Rachmaninov. The CD concludes with the finale of the delightful Cello Concerto by Sir Arthur Sullivan, which was thought lost when the unpublished manuscript score and orchestral parts were destroyed in a fire in 1964. But it was later reconstructed in the 1980s by David Mackie and Sir Charles Mackerras from a copy of the soloist’s part found in the USA and Mackerras’s recollection of the scoring from having conducted the work in 1953. CD 5: THE MODERN CELLO This programme covers works composed in the 20th century by leading composers of the time such as Elgar, Sibelius, Prokofiev, Britten, Bloch, Barber and Shostakovich, as well as more recent compositions by Gubaidulina and Tavener. CD 6: ENCORES AND SHOWPIECES The final CD is a cornucopia of short works, ranging from spectacular encore pieces like ‘Moto perpetuo’ by Paganini and ‘Dance of the Elves’ by Popper, to lyrical and romantic encores like ‘Clair de lune’ by Debussy and ‘Chanson hindou’ from Rimsky-Korsakov’s exotic opera Sadko. The whole collection concludes with an ensemble of twelve cellists from the illustrious Berliner Philharmoniker in an exciting performance of the Fugue that concludes Bachianas brasileiras No.1 by Villa-Lobos. Tracklist: CD1 01. Pablo Casals - Cello Suite No. 1 In G, BWV 1007: Prelude 02. Pablo Casals - Cello Suite No. 1 In G, BWV 1007: Allemande 03. Pablo Casals - Cello Suite No. 1 In G, BWV 1007: Courante 04. Pablo Casals - Cello Suite No. 1 In G, BWV 1007: Sarabande 05. Pablo Casals - Cello Suite No. 1 In G, BWV 1007: Menuet I & II 06. Pablo Casals - Cello Suite No. 1 In G, BWV 1007: Gigue 07. Paul Tortelier - Suite Pour Violoncelle Seul No. 3 en C Majeur, BWV 1009: Prelude (Remasterise en 1987) 08. Paul Tortelier - Suite Pour Violoncelle Seul No. 3 en C Majeur, BWV 1009: Allemande (Remasterise en 1987) 09. Paul Tortelier - Suite Pour Violoncelle Seul No. 3 en C Majeur, BWV 1009: Courante (Remasterise en 1987) 10. Paul Tortelier - Suite Pour Violoncelle Seul No. 3 en C Majeur, BWV 1009: Sarabande (Remasterise en 1987) 11. Paul Tortelier - Suite Pour Violoncelle Seul No. 3 en C Majeur, BWV 1009: Bourrees 1 Et 2 (Remasterise en 1987) 12. Paul Tortelier - Suite Pour Violoncelle Seul No. 3 en C Majeur, BWV 1009: Gigue (Remasterise en 1987) 13. Mstislav Rostropovich - 6 Suites (Sonatas) for Cello, BWV 1007-12, Suite No. 5 In C Minor, BWV 1011 Prelude 14. Mstislav Rostropovich - 6 Suites (Sonatas) for Cello, BWV 1007-12, Suite No. 5 In C Minor, BWV 1011: Allemande 15. Mstislav Rostropovich - 6 Suites (Sonatas) for Cello, BWV 1007-12, Suite No. 5 In C Minor, BWV 1011: Courante 16. Mstislav Rostropovich - 6 Suites (Sonatas) for Cello, BWV 1007-12, Suite No. 5 In C Minor, BWV 1011: Sarabande 17. Mstislav Rostropovich - 6 Suites (Sonatas) for Cello, BWV 1007-12, Suite No. 5 In C Minor, BWV 1011: Gavotte I 18. Mstislav Rostropovich - 6 Suites (Sonatas) for Cello, BWV 1007-12, Suite No. 5 In C Minor, BWV 1011: Gavotte II 19. Mstislav Rostropovich - 6 Suites (Sonatas) for Cello, BWV 1007-12, Suite No. 5 In C Minor, BWV 1011: Gigue 20. English Chamber Orchestra, Lynn Harrell & Pinchas Zukerman - Cello Concerto In G Major, RV 413: I. Allegro 21. London Chamber Orchestra (Lco), Christopher Warren-Green & Han-Na Chang - Cello Concerto in B Minor, RV 424: I Allegro non Molto 22. London Chamber Orchestra (Lco), Christopher Warren-Green & Han-Na Chang - Cello Concerto in B Minor, RV 424: II Largo 23. London Chamber Orchestra (Lco), Christopher Warren-Green & Han-Na Chang - Cello Concerto in B Minor, RV 424: III Allegro CD2 01. Sir John Barbirolli, Valda Aveling, Jacqueline Du Pre & London Symphony Orchestra - Cello Concerto In G Minor: I. Allegro 02. Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Iona Brown & Mstislav Rostropovich - Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 In C Major, Ho. VIIb / 1 (Cadenzas: BenjaMinor Britten): I. Moderato - Cadenza 03. Iona Brown, Truls Mork & Norwegian Chamber Orchestra - Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Hob. VIIb: 2 (Op. 101): III. Rondo (Allegro) - Cadenza 04. Maggie Cole, Steven Isserlis, Juha Kangas & Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra - Sonata No. 6 for Cello and Continuo In C Major G6: I. Allegro 05. Maggie Cole, Steven Isserlis, Juha Kangas & Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra - Sonata No. 6 for Cello and Continuo In C Major G6: II. Largo Assai 06. Maggie Cole & Steven Isserlis - Sonata No. 6 for Cello and Continuo In C Major G6: III. Allegro Moderato 07. Linde Consort, Hans-Martin Linde & Wouter Moeller - Concerto In B-Flat Major for Cello and Orchestra G482: I. Allegro Moderato 08. Maggie Cole & Steven Isserlis - Sonata No. 5 In G Major for Cello and Continuo G5: II. Allegro Militare 09. Steven Isserlis, Juha Kangas & Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra - Concerto In G Major for Cello and Orchestra G480: III. Allegro 10. Paul Tortelier - Sonate No. 3 en A Majeur, Op. 69: III Adagio Cantabile 11. Paul Tortelier - Sonate No. 3 en A Majeur, Op. 69: IV. Allegro Vivace 12. Jacqueline Du Pre & Stephen Kovacevich - Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 5 In D, Op. 102 / 2: I. Allegro con Brio 13. Jacqueline Du Pre & Stephen Kovacevich - Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 5 In D, Op. 102 / 2: II. Adagio con molto Sentimento D affetto 14. Jacqueline Du Pre & Stephen Kovacevich - Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 5 In D, Op. 102 / 2: III. Allegro - Allegro Fugato CD3 01. Paul Tortelier - Sonate en A Mineur Pour Violoncelle Et Piano, D. 821 Arpeggione : II Adagio (Remasterise en 1999) 02. Paul Tortelier - Reverie (Extr. Des Scenes D enfants ), Op. 15, No. 10 (Remasterise en 1999) 03. Natalia Gutman, London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) & Kurt Masur - Cello Concerto In A Minor, Op. 129: Sehr Lebhaft - (Cadenza) - Im Tempo - Schneller 04. Jacqueline Du Pre & Gerald Moore - Song Without Words In D, Op. 109 05. Natalie Clein & Charles Owen - Polonaise Brilliante In C Major, Op. 3 06. John Lenehan & Julian Lloyd Webber - Prelude In E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4 07. Daniel Barenboim & Jacqueline Du Pre - Sonata for Cello and Piano In G Minor, Op. 65: III. Largo 08. English Chamber Orchestra, Maud Tortelier & Paul Tortelier - Introduction and Variations On Dal Tuo Stellato Soglio from Rossini s Mose , Op. 24 (Arr Tortelier) 09. Mariss Jansons, Truls Mork & Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra - Cello Concerto in B Minor, B. 191 (Op. 104): I. Allegro 10. Libor Pesek, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Timothy Walden - Silent Woods, B. 182 (Op. 68, No. 5) 11. Daniel Barenboim & Jacqueline Du Pre - Sonata for Cello & Piano In E Minor, Op. 38: II - Allegretto Quasi Menuetto 12. BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, Stephen Hough & Timothy Hugh - Piano Concerto No. 2 In B-Flat, Op. 83: III. Andante 13. Gautier Capucon, Renaud Capucon, Myung-Whun Chung & Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester - Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 102: III. Vivace non Troppo 14. Daniel Barenboim & Jacqueline Du Pre - Sonata for Cello and Piano In F Major, Op. 99: IV. Allegro Molto CD4 01. Antonio Pappano, Han-Na Chang & Orchestra dell Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Allegro Appassionato, Op. 43 02. Nash Ensemble - The Carnival of the Animals - Zoological Fantasy: The Swan 03. Carlo Maria Giulini, London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) & Mstislav Rostropovich - Cello Concerto No. 1 In A Minor, Op. 33: I. Allegro non troppo 04. Michel Plasson - Elegie Pour Violoncelle & Orchestre en C Mineur / in C Minor, Op. 24 05. Daniel Barenboim & Jacqueline Du Pre - Sonata In a (Arr. Jules Delsart): IV. Allegretto poco Mosso 06. Truls Mork & Jean-Yves Thibaudet - Cello Sonata In A Minor, Op. 36: II. Andante molto Tranquillo 07. Robert Cohen, London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) & Zdenek Macal - Variations On a Roccoco Theme, Op. 33: Introduction - Theme - Variations I: II & VII 08. London Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich & Han-Na Chang - Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 09. Vernon Handley, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Natalie Clein - Salut D amour, Op. 12 (Arr. Julian Milone) 10. Vernon Handley, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Natalie Clein - Chanson de Matin, Op. 15, No. 2 (Arr. Julian Milone) 11. Rudolf Kempe, Staatskapelle Dresden & Paul Tortelier - Don Quixote, Op. 35 ExtrAct 12. Philharmonia Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin & Han-Na Chang - Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 13. Julian Lloyd Webber, London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Charles Mackerras - Cello Concerto in D (Reconstr. Sir Charles Mackerras & David Mackie): III. Molto Vivace CD5 01. Vernon Handley, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Natalie Clein - Cello Concerto In E Minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato 02. Truls Mork & Jean-Yves Thibaudet - Four Pieces, Op. 78: II. Romance 03. Antonio Pappano, Han-Na Chang & Orchestra dell Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - El Cant Dels Ocells (Song of the Birds) 04. Paul Tortelier - Marche, Op. 65 (Extr. de Musique Pour Enfants ), Arr. Pour Violoncelle Seul de Paul Tortelier (Remasterise en 1999) 05. Alexander Dedyukhin & Mstislav Rostropovich - Adagio (From Cinderella ), Op. 97b (Transcibed Prokofiev) 06. Die 12 Cellisten Der Berliner Philharmoniker - Addios Nonino (Arr. Julio Medaglio) 07. Benjamin Britten, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra & Mstislav Rostropovich - Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68: IV. Passacaglia - Andante Allegro 08. Leonard Bernstein, Orchestre national de France & Mstislav Rostropovich - Schelomo 09. Ralph Kirshbaum, Jukka-Pekka Saraste & Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Cello Concerto, Op. 22: II. Andante Sostenuto 10. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund & Paul Tortelier - Cello Concerto No. 1 In E-Flat, Op. 107: Allegretto 11. Sviatoslav Richter & Mstislav Rostropovich - Sonata for Cello and Piano In D Minor, Op. 40: IV. Allegro 12. Mariss Jansons, London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) & Truls Mork - Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 126: II. Scherzo (Allegretto) 13. Steven Isserlis, London Symphony Orchestra & Gennadi Rozhdestvensky - The Protecting Veil: The Incarnation 14. John Alley, London Voices, Mstislav Rostropovich, Simon Carrington, Neil Percy & Ryusuke Numajiri - The Canticle of the Sun - ExtrAct 15. Philharmonia Orchestra, Janos Starker & Walter Susskind - Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1, Op. 136: Nonchalant CD6 01. Paul Tortelier - Mouvement Perpetuel 02. Paul Tortelier - Zapateado, Op. 23 03. Gerald Moore & Janos Starker - Allegretto In the Style of Boccherini 04. Paul Tortelier - Tamborino A 2 Violoncelles 05. Mstislav Rostropovich & Alexei Zybtsev - March from The Love for Three Oranges 06. Pierre Fournier & Gerald Moore - La Gitana (arr. Kreisler) 07. John Lenehan & Julian Lloyd Webber - L Heure Exquise 08. Paul Tortelier - Granadina, Chant D Espagne Pour Violoncelle Et Piano (Remasterise en 1999) 09. Julian Lloyd Webber & Catrin Finch - Sadko: Chant Hindou 10. Gerald Moore & Janos Starker - The Fair At Sorochintsi, Sorochinskaya Yarmarka (1995 Digital Remaster): Gopak 11. Alexander Dedyukhin & Mstislav Rostropovich - Clair de Lune (Suite Bergamasque) Arranged for Cello] 12. Gerald Moore & Janos Starker - 24 Caprices Op. 1: No. 13 In B Flat 13. Paul Tortelier - Piece en Forme de Habanera 14. Gautier Capucon & Frank Braley - Mon Coeur S ouvre A Ta Voix Extract from Samson Et Dalila 15. Alexander Dedyukhin & Mstislav Rostropovich - Dance of the Elves Op. 39 16. Gerald Moore & Janos Starker - Harpsichord Concerto In F Minor, BWV 1056: Arioso 17. Pierre Fournier & Gerald Moore - The Tale of Tsar Saltan: The Flight of the Bumble-Bee (arr. Strimer) 18. Mstislav Rostropovich - Suite for Cello Op. 72: VI. Moto Perpetuo e Canto Quarto (Presto) 19. Gerald Moore & Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Italienisches Liederbuch (Heyse): Was Soll Der Zorn 20. Gerald Moore & Janos Starker - Hungarian Rhapsody Op. 68 21. Die 12 Cellisten Der Berliner Philharmoniker - Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1: III. Fugue (Conversa)
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