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Great Cello Works

Author: TareeDawg
Date: Apr 18, 2008 08:39

Looking for suggestions for this instrument, other than the standard
concertos, as far as pieces and recordings go.

And yes, I have Bach's works for the instrument, and Beethovens cello
sonatas, but surely this wonderfully expressive instrument is deserving
of much more.

What are your favourite solo, or almost solo, pieces and recordings for
cello. Thanks in advance.

PS: I have heard YoYo's Bach and it horrifies me. Not a suggestion of a
bar line in sight, but that is just personal taste.

Ray (Dawg) Hall, Taree

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Re: Great Cello Works

Author: Will Vaughan
Date: Apr 18, 2008 09:07

TareeDawg wrote:

> Looking for suggestions for this instrument, other than the standard
> concertos, as far as pieces and recordings go.
>
> And yes, I have Bach's works for the instrument, and Beethovens cello
> sonatas, but surely this wonderfully expressive instrument is
> deserving of much more.
>
> What are your favourite solo, or almost solo, pieces and recordings
> for cello. Thanks in advance.
>
> PS: I have heard YoYo's Bach and it horrifies me. Not a suggestion of
> a bar line in sight, but that is just personal taste.

Matt Haimovitz has a great 3 CD collection of modern cello works if you're
looking for somethign a little off the beaten path.

http://www.amazon.com/20th-Century-Cello-Matt-Haimovitz/dp/B0009A420A/ref=sr_1_2...

or

http://tinyurl.com/597wet

Will

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Re: Great Cello Works

Author: TareeDawg
Date: Apr 18, 2008 09:39

Will Vaughan wrote:

>
> Matt Haimovitz has a great 3 CD collection of modern cello works if you're
> looking for somethign a little off the beaten path.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/20th-Century-Cello-Matt-Haimovitz/dp/B0009A420A/ref=sr_1_2...
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/597wet

Many thanks. Looks to be an interesting issue.

Ray (Dawg) Hall, Taree

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Re: Great Cello Works

Author: Gerard
Date: Apr 18, 2008 09:44

TareeDawg wrote:

There are quite a few cello sonatas. You know, Beethoven, Brahms. But also
Chopin, Rachmaninow, Miaskowsky, Borodin, Prokofiev, Rubinstein.

(the mentioned Russians were issued in a 4 CD Praga set)

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Re: Great Cello Works

Author: notesetter
Date: Apr 18, 2008 10:29

I bought this CD on a whim and love it:

http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.554039

Don't know the cello literature well enough to know whether these are
authoritative readings, but they do nicely for me.

Bruce

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Re: Great Cello Works

Author: Norman M. Schwartz
Date: Apr 18, 2008 10:36

"Gerard" hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> TareeDawg wrote:

>> Looking for suggestions for this instrument, other than the standard
>> concertos, as far as pieces and recordings go.
>>
>> And yes, I have Bach's works for the instrument, and Beethovens cello
>> sonatas, but surely this wonderfully expressive instrument is
>> deserving of much more.
>>
>> What are your favourite solo, or almost solo, pieces and recordings
>> for cello. Thanks in advance.
>>
>> PS: I have heard YoYo's Bach and it horrifies me. Not a suggestion of
>> a bar line in sight, but that is just personal taste.
>>
>> Ray (Dawg) Hall, Taree

>
> There are quite a few cello sonatas. You know, Beethoven, Brahms. But also
> Chopin, Rachmaninow, Miaskowsky, Borodin, Prokofiev, Rubinstein. ...

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Re: Great Cello Works

Author: John Bryant
Date: Apr 18, 2008 10:45

On Apr 18, 4:39 pm, TareeDawg bigpond.com> wrote:

> Looking for suggestions for this instrument, other than the standard
> concertos, as far as pieces and recordings go.

Does Svendsen's cello concerto count as "standard". It's very rarely
performed, so if you're not familiar with it, you might want to give
it a whirl. It's only 17 - 18 minutes long, but a very noble and
tuneful piece.

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Re: Great Cello Works

Author: Bob Lombard
Date: Apr 18, 2008 11:14

TareeDawg wrote:

> Looking for suggestions for this instrument, other than the standard
> concertos, as far as pieces and recordings go.
>
> And yes, I have Bach's works for the instrument, and Beethovens cello
> sonatas, but surely this wonderfully expressive instrument is deserving
> of much more.
>
> What are your favourite solo, or almost solo, pieces and recordings for
> cello. Thanks in advance.
>
> PS: I have heard YoYo's Bach and it horrifies me. Not a suggestion of a
> bar line in sight, but that is just personal taste.
>
> Ray (Dawg) Hall, Taree

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Re: Great Cello Works

Author: Alan Cooper
Date: Apr 18, 2008 11:29

TareeDawg bigpond.com> wrote in
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> Looking for suggestions for this instrument, other than the
> standard concertos, as far as pieces and recordings go.
>
> And yes, I have Bach's works for the instrument, and Beethovens
> cello sonatas, but surely this wonderfully expressive instrument
> is deserving of much more.
>
> What are your favourite solo, or almost solo, pieces and
> recordings for cello. Thanks in advance.

Ray, you'll have to wait for Bill Satterthwaite for the most authoritative list.
He's a true connoisseur, and he makes 'cellos, one of which his daughter plays
(very well indeed)! Until he chimes in, here are two of my great favorites:

http://www.bis.se/index.php?op=album&aID=BIS-CD-916
http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=149306

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Re: Great Cello Works

Author: Andrej Kluge
Date: Apr 18, 2008 11:29

Hi,

> PS: I have heard YoYo's Bach and it horrifies me. Not a suggestion of
> a bar line in sight, but that is just personal taste.

Which recording of these suites would you recommend? I, too, like playing
with minimal agogics (let's say, like Glenn Gould on the cello)

Thanks and Ciao
A.

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