Essential Cello

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1Variations on a Rococo Theme: Introduction – Theme – Variations I, II, and VII
cello:
Robert Cohen (cellist)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Zdeněk Mácal (conductor)
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 (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1877)
revised by:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (German cellist and composer)
dedicated to:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (German cellist and composer)
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 (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1876-12 until 1877-03)
revised by:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (German cellist and composer)
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 (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1876-12 until 1877-03)
revised by:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (German cellist and composer)
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 (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1876-12 until 1877-03)
revised by:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (German cellist and composer)
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 (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1876-12 until 1877-03)
revised by:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (German cellist and composer)
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 (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1876-12 until 1877-03)
revised by:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (German cellist and composer)
part of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33 (standard Fitzenhagen version)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky7:07
2Élégie
cello:
Paul Tortelier (cellist)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor)
recording of:
Élégie, op. 24 (for cello and orchestra)
orchestrator:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1883)
orchestration of:
Élégie pour violoncelle et piano, op. 24
Gabriel Fauré7:38
3Chanson de matin
cello:
Natalie Clein (cellist)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor)
arranger:
Julian Milone (violinist and composer)
recording of:
Chanson de matin, op. 15 no. 2 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
arrangement of:
Chanson de matin, op. 15 no. 2 (for violin and piano)
Sir Edward Elgar3:15
4Cello Concerto in E minor: I. Adagio – Moderato
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
cello:
Natalie Clein (cellist)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2007)
recording of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: I. Adagio – Moderato
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1918 until 1919)
part of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
Sir Edward Elgar7:44
5Don Quixote (extract)
cello:
Paul Tortelier (cellist)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
partial recording of:
Don Quixote (op 35; TrV 184)
premiered in:
Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1898-03-08)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1897)
part of:
Works of Richard Strauss by opus number (number: op. 35) and Werkverzeichnis (Richard Strauss TrV) (number: TrV 184)
Richard Strauss2:13
6Vocalise
solo cello:
Han‐na Chang (South Korean conductor and cellist)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (catch-all for unknown arrangements)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1912)
arrangement of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (Vocalise, for voice and piano, original version)
Sergey Rachmaninov7:32
7El cant dels ocells
cello:
Han‐na Chang (South Korean conductor and cellist)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
conductor:
Antonio Pappano (conductor and pianist)
recorded at:
Auditorium Parco della Musica in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 2006-12-03 until 2006-12-06)
recording of:
El cant dels ocells (The Song of the Birds, for cello and piano, Casals)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
cello arranger:
Pau Casals (cellist, aka Pablo Casals)
publisher:
Tetra Music Corp.
arrangement of:
El cant dels ocells
Pablo Casals4:40
8Adiós nonino
cello:
Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker (in 2000-01)
arranger:
Julio Medaglio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2000)
recording of:
Adiós Nonino (catch-all for arrangements) (in 2000-01)
composer:
Astor Piazzolla (composer and bandoneón player) (in 1959-10)
arrangement of:
Adiós Nonino (original instrumental version)
Astor Piazzolla4:55
9Oblivion
cello:
Julian Lloyd Webber (cellist)
piano:
John Lenehan (classical pianist)
cover recording of:
Oblivion
orchestrator:
Astor Piazzolla (composer and bandoneón player)
composer:
Astor Piazzolla (composer and bandoneón player) (until 1982)
publisher:
Stella Solaris
Astor Piazzolla3:46
10Schelomo (extract)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
partial recording of:
Schelomo
composer:
Ernest Bloch (Swiss-American composer) (from 1915-12 until 1916-02)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
Ernest Bloch6:11
11Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major: I. Allegretto
recording engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
cello:
Paul Tortelier (cellist) (from 1973-01-07 until 1973-01-08)
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (from 1973-01-07 until 1973-01-08)
conductor:
Paavo Berglund (conductor) (from 1973-01-07 until 1973-01-08)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer) (from 1973-01-07 until 1973-01-08)
recorded at:
O₂ Guildhall Southampton in Southampton, England, United Kingdom (from 1973-01-07 until 1973-01-08)
recording of:
Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 107: I. Allegretto (from 1973-01-07 until 1973-01-08)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1959)
part of:
Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 107
Dmitri Shostakovich6:19
12Clair de lune (Suite Bergamasque)
producer:
Lawrance Collingwood
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1957-04-26, in 1959)
piano:
Александр Александрович Дедюхин (pianist) (on 1957-04-26, in 1959)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (on 1957-04-26)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1957-04-26)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune (for cello and piano) (on 1957-04-26)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
arrangement of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:54
13The Protecting Veil: The Incarnation
engineer and balance engineer:
Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
executive producer:
Katharine Copisarow (executive producer)
producer and editor:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
cello:
Steven Isserlis (cellist) (from 1991-05-28 until 1991-05-29)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1991-05-28 until 1991-05-29)
conductor:
Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor) (from 1991-05-28 until 1991-05-29)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Classics Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1991-05-28 until 1991-05-29)
recording of:
The Protecting Veil: IV. The Incarnation (in 1991-05)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (from 1987 until 1988)
part of:
The Protecting Veil
John Taverner3:44
14Dance of the Elves
recorded in:
Russia (on 1957-04-26)
producer:
Lawrance Collingwood
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (on 1957-04-26)
piano:
Александр Александрович Дедюхин (pianist) (on 1957-04-26)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (on 1957-04-26)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1957-04-26)
recording of:
Elfentanz, op. 39 (Dance of the Elves, for cello and piano) (on 1957-04-26)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (in 1881)
composer:
David Popper (Czech composer) (in 1881)
dedicated to:
Franz Neruda
publisher:
D. Rahter (in 1881)
part of:
Works of David Popper by opus number (number: op. 39)
David Popper2:31
15Bachianas Brasileiras no. 1: III. Fugue- Conversa
cello:
Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker (in 2000-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2000)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 1, W246: III. Fuga (Conversa) (in 2000-01)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1930)
part of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 1, W246
Heitor Villa‐Lobos3:43