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100 Best Cello

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Label: EMI - 100 Best

Cat No: 6952512

Barcode: 5099969525124

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 6

Release Date: 6th July 2009

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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 Pré and Mstislav Rostropovich, as well as more recent stars like Lynn Harrell, Truls Mørk, Steven Isserlis, Julian Lloyd Webber, Robert Cohen, Han-Na Chang, Gautier Capuçon 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.

Contents:
J S Bach
Cello Suite No.1 in G BWV1007  
   
Pablo Casals, cello (P) 2003 (mono)
 
Cello Suite No.3 in C BWV1009     
Paul Tortelier, cello (P) 1961/1987
 
Cello Suite No.5 in C minor BWV1011    
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello (P) 1995

Vivaldi
Cello Concerto in G RV413: I. Allegro          
Lynn Harrell, cello • Academy of St Martins in the Fields / Pinchas Zukerman (P) 1980/1992

Cello Concerto in B minor RV 424
Han-Na Chang, cello • London Chamber Orchestra / Christopher Warren-Green (P) 2008

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 Pré, as well as a number of other major performers such as Truls Mørk and Steven Isserlis.

Contents:
Monn
Cello Concerto in G minor: I. Allegro          
Jacqueline du Pré, cello • Valda Aveling, harpsichord continuo • London Symphony Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1969/2009

Haydn
Cello Concerto No.1 in C: I. Moderato            
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello; Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Mstislav Rostropovich (P) 1976/1999
 
Cello Concerto No.2 in D: III.  Finale: Allegro         
Truls Mørk, cello; Norwegian Chamber Orchestra / Iona Brown (P) 1991

Boccherini
Sonata No.6 in C for cello and continuo
Steven Isserlis, cello • Maggie Cole harpsichord (P) 1991

Cello Concerto in B flat: I. Allegro moderato         
Wouter Möller, cello • Linde Concert / Hans Martin Linde (P) 1987
 
Sonata No.5 in G for cello and continuo: II. Allegro militaire         
Steven Isserlis, cello • Maggie Cole, harpsichord (P) 1991
 
Cello Concerto in G: III. Allegro          
Steven Isserlis, cello • Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Finland / Juha Kangas (P) 1991
 
Beethoven
Cello Sonata No.3 in A Op.69: III. Adagio cantabile / IV. Allegro vivace                     
Paul Tortelier, cello • Eric Heidsieck (P) 1972/1994
   
Cello Sonata No.5 in D Op.102 No.2
Jacqueline du Pré, cello • Stephen Kovacevich, piano (P) 1966/1988

CD 3: Brahms and Before
This disc covers popular works written in the early 19th century by Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn and Paganini, before concluding with a number of later compositions by Dvořák and Brahms.

Contents:
Schubert
‘Arpeggione’ Sonata in A minor D821:II. Adagio          
Paul Tortelier, cello • Robert Weisz, piano (P) 1962/1999
 
Schumann
Rêverie (Scènes d’enfants) Op.15 No.2      
Paul Tortelier, cello • John Newmark, piano (P) 1959/1999
 
Cello Concerto in A minor: III. Sehr lebhaft         
Natalia Gutman, cello • London Philharmonic Orchestra / Kurt Masur (P) 1992
 
Mendelssohn
Song without Words in D Op.109      
Jacqueline du Pré, cello • Gerald Moore, piano (P) 1982/1995
    
Chopin
Introduction and Polonaise brillante Op.3      
Natalie Clein, cello • Charles Owen, piano (P) 2006
 
Prelude in E minor          
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello • John Lenehan, piano (P) 2006
 
Cello Sonata in G minor Op.65: III. Largo          
Janqueline du Pré, cello • Daniel Barenboim, piano (P) 1972/2000
 
Paganini (arr. Tortelier)
Variations on a Theme of Rossini       
Paul Tortelier, cello I • Maude Martin-Tortelier, cello II • English Chamber Orchestra / Paul Tortelier (P) 1974/1991
 
Dvorak
Cello Concerto in B minor: I. Allegro extract         
Truls Mørk, cello • Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1993
 
Silent Woods          
Timothy Walden, cello • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Libor Pešek (P) 1994
 
Brahms
Cello Sonata No.1 in E minor Op.38: II. Allegretto quasi Menuetto        
Jacqueline du Pré, cello • Daniel Barenboim, piano (P) 1972/2000

Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat Op.83: III. Andante (extract)  
Timothy Hugh, cello • Stephen Hough, piano • BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis (P) 1990
 
Double Concerto in A minor: III. Vivace non troppo (extract)      
Gautier Capuçon, cello • Renaud Capuçon, violin • Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester / Myung-Whun Chung (P) 2007
 
Cello Sonata No.2 in F Op.99: IV. Allegro molto         
Janqueline du Pré, cello • Daniel Barenboim, piano (P) 1972/2000

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-Saëns, Fauré, 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.

Contents:
Saint-Saens
Allegro appassionato Op.43        
Han-Na Chang, cello • Orchestra dell’Accademia Nationale di Santa Cecilia, Roma / Antonio Pappano (P) 2007

The Swan (Carnival of the Animals)       
Nash Ensemble • Christopher van Kempen, cello • Ian Brown & Susan Tomes, pianos (P) 1991

Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor Op.33: I. Allegro non troppo         
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello • Philharmonia Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini (P) 1978/2001
 
Faure
Élégie            
Paul Tortelier, cello • Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson (P) 1982/1991
 
Franck (arr. Delsart)
Sonata in A: IV.   Allegretto poco mosso        
Jacqueline du Pré, cello • Daniel Barenboim, piano (P) 1972/2000
 
Grieg
Cello Sonata Op.36: II.  Andante molto tranquillo        
Truls Mørk, cello • Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano (P) 1994

Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme Op.33: Introduction – Theme – Variations I, II & VII     
Robert Cohen, cello • London Philharmonic Orchestra / Zdenek Macal (P) 1981/1995
 
Bruch
Kol Nidrei                  
Han-Na Chang, cello • London Symphony Orchestra / Mstislav Rostropovich (P) 1996
   
Elgar (arr. Milone)
Salut d’amour          
Chanson de matin         
Natalie Clein, cello • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley (P) 2007
   
R Strauss
Don Quixote Op.35 (extract)       
Paul Tortelier, cello • Dresden Staatskapelle / Rudolf Kempe (P) 1974/1987
 
Rachmaninov (adpt. Hazell)
Vocalise           
Han-Na Chang, cello • Philharmonia Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin (P) 2000
 
Sullivan
Cello Concerto in D: III. Molto vivace         
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello • London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1986

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.

Contents:
Elgar
Cello Concerto in E Minor: I. Adagio - Moderato         
Natalie Clein, cello • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley (P) 2007
 
Sibelius
Romance (Four Pieces Op.78)       
Truls Mørk, cello • Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano (P) 1994
 
Casals
El cant dels ocells         
Han-Na Chang, cello • Orchestra dell’Accademia Nationale di Santa Cecilia, Roma / Antonio Pappano (P) 2007
   
Prokofiev
Marche Op.65 (Music for Children) arr. Piatigorsky adapt. Tortelier  
Paul Tortelier, cello (P) 1959/1999 (Mono)
    
Cinderella – Adagio trans. Prokofiev       
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello • Alexander Dedyukhin, piano (P) 1997/1997 (Mono, Live recording)
 
Piazzolla (arr. Medaglia & Ammon)
Adiós Nonino          
The 12 Cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 2000
 
Britten
Cello Symphony Op.68: IV. Passacaglia: Andante allegro       
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello • Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra / Benjamin Britten (P) 1997/1997 (Mono, Live recording)
 
Bloch
Schelomo (extract)       
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello • Orchestre National de France / Leonard Bernstein (P) 1977/1987

Barber
Cello Concerto: II. Andante sostenuto        
Ralph Kirshbaum, cello • Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Jukka-Pekka Saraste (P) 1989
 
Shostakovich
Cello Concerto No.1 in E flat Op.107: I. Allegretto          
Paul Tortelier cello • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Berglund (P) 1973/2006
   
Cello Sonata in D minor Op.40: IV. Allegro          
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello • Dmitri Shostakovich, piano (P) 1997/1997 (Mono)
   
Cello Concerto No.2 in G Op.126: II. Scherzo: Allegretto        
Truls Mørk, cello • London Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1995
 
Tavener
The Protecting Veil – The Incarnation      
Steven Isserlis, cello • London Symphony Orchestra / Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (P) 1980
 
Gubaidulina
The Canticle of the Sun (extract)       
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello • Simon Carrington & Neil Percy, percussion • London Voices / Ryusuke Numajiri (P) 2001
 
Milhaud
Cello Concerto No.1: I. Nonchalant          
Janos Starker cello • Philharmonia Orchestra / Walter Süsskind (P) 1957/1995 (Mono)

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.

Contents:
Paganini (trans. Klengel)
Moto perpetuo Op.11         
Paul Tortelier, cello • John Newmark, piano (P) 1959/1999 (Mono)
 
Sarasate
Zapateado Op.23         
Paul Tortelier, cello • John Newmark, piano (P) 1959/1999 (Mono)
 
Kreisler
Allegretto in the style of Boccherini       
Janos Starker, cello • Gerald Moore, piano (P) 1960/1995 (Mono)

De Giardini
Tamborino           
Paul & Maud Tortelier, cellos (P) 1959/1999 (Mono)
 
Prokofiev (trans. Rostropovich)
March (Love of Three Oranges)       
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello • Alexei Zybtsev, piano (P) 1997/1997 (Mono, Live recording)
 
Kreisler (arr. Fournier)
La Gitana          
Pierre Fournier, cello • Gerald Moore, piano (P) 1959/1997 (Mono)
 
Hahn
L’Heure exquise         
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello • John Lenehan, piano (P) 2006
   
Nin
Granadina arr.Kochanski        
Paul Tortelier, cello • John Newmark, piano (P) 1959/1999 (Mono)
 
Rimsky-Korsakov
Chant hindou (Sadko)         
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello • Catrin Finch, harp (P) 2006
 
Mussorgsky (arr. Stutschewsky)
Gopak (Sorotchinsky Fair)        
Janos Starker, cello • Gerald Moore, piano (P) 1960/1995 (Mono)
 
Debussy
Clair de lune (Suite Bergamasque)       
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello • Alexander Dedyukhin, piano (P) 1959/2007
   
Paganini (arr. Kreisler)
Caprice No.13 Op.1         
Janos Starker,cello • Gerald Moore, piano (P) 1960/1995 (Mono)

Ravel
Pièce en forme de habanera         
 Paul Tortelier cello • John Newmark piano  (P) 1959/1999 (Mono)

Saint-Saens (arr. Papin)
Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix (Samson et Dalila)     
Gautier Capuçon, cello • Frank Braley, piano (P) 2004
 
Popper
Dance of the Elves Op.39        
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello • Alexander Dedyukhin, piano (P) 1959/2007
 
J S Bach
Arioso (Harpsichord Concerto in F minor, BWV1056)    
Janos Starker, cello • Gerald Moore, piano (P) 1960/1995 (Mono)
       
Rimsky-Korsakov (arr. Strimer)
Flight of the Bumble-Bee (The Tale of Tsar Saltan)     
Pierre Fournier, cello • Gerald Moore, piano (P) 1959/1997 (Mono)
 
Britten
Cello Suite No.1 Op.72: VI. Moto perpetuo e Canto quarto       
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello (P) 1997/1997 (Mono, Live recording)
 
Prokofiev (trans. Rostropovich)
Waltz-Coda (Cinderella)        
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello • Alexander Dedyukhin, piano (P) 1997/1997 (Mono, Live recording)
 
Popper
Rhapsodie hongroise         
Janos Starker, cello • Gerald Moore, piano (P) 1960/1995 (Mono)
 
Villa-Lobos
Bachianas brasileiras No.1: III. Fugue: Conversa         
The 12 Cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker (P) 2000

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