CELLO CONCERTOS (15CD)

CELLO CONCERTOS

CD1
ANTONIO VIVALDI 1678–1741
Concerto in D minor RV405
1 I. [Without tempo indication] 2’39
2 II. Adagio 3’47
3 III. Allegro 2’18
Concerto in G minor RV417
4 I. Allegro 2’41
5 II. Andante 3’53
6 III. Allegro 3’00
Concerto in D RV403
7 I. Allegro 2’48
8 II. [Without tempo indication] 1’41
9 III. Allegro 2’37
Concerto in F RV410
10 I. Allegro 3’19
11 II. Adagio, solo a piacimento 3’49
12 III. [Without tempo indication] 3’26
Concerto in A minor RV420
13 I. Andante 3’43
14 II. Adagio 3’23
15 III. Allegro 3’26
Concerto in G RV414
16 I. Allegro molto 3’27
17 II. Andante 2’47
18 III. Presto 3’12
Concerto in G minor RV416
19 I. Allegro 3’32
20 II. Adagio [Largo] 3’11
21 III. Allegro 2’47

Francesco Galligioni cello
L’Arte dell’Arco
Federico Guglielmo concertmaster

Total time: 65’38

Recording: 20–23 January, 17–19 February, 14–16 April & 26–29 May 2014,cAbbazia di Santa Maria delle Carceri, Padua, Italy

CD2
ANTONIO VIVALDI 1678–1741
Concerto in A minor RV418
1 I. Allegro 3’54
2 II. [Without tempo indication] 3’20
3 III. Allegro 2’56
Concerto in C minor RV401
4 I. Allegro non molto 4’03
5 II. Adagio 2’19
6 III. Allegro ma non molto 2 ’51
Concerto in G RV413
7 I. Allegro 2’58
8 II. Largo 3’49
9 III. Allegro 2’52

Francesco Galligioni cello
L’Arte dell’Arco
Federico Guglielmo concertmaster

NICOLA PORPORA 1686–1768
Cello Concerto in G
10 I. Adagio 5’33
11 II. Allegro 4’18
12 III. Adagio 4’19
13 IV. Allegro 4’36

GEORG MATTHIAS MONN 1717–1750
Cello Concerto in G minor
14 I. Allegro Moderato 6’31
15 II. Adagio 8’28
16 III. Allegro non tanto 5’17

Adriano Maria Fazio baroque cello
Soloists of Cappella Neapolitana

Total time 68’20

Recording: 20–23 January, 17–19 February, 14–16 April & 26–29 May 2014, Abbazia di Santa Maria delle Carceri, Padua, Italy (1–9); October 2016, Centro Sud (ex Chiesa del Crocifisso), Castelbuono (Palermo), Italy (10–16)

CD3
GIOVANNI BENEDETTO
PLATTI 1697–1763
Concerto in A D-WD 654
for obbligato cello and strings*
1 I. Allegro 4’58
2 II. Largo e cantabile 5’17
3 III. Presto 3’43
Concerto grosso in D D-WD 538
after Sonata Op.5 No.1 by Corelli*
4 I. Grave – Allegro – Adagio – Grave – Allegro – Adagio 3’11
5 II. Allegro 2’22
6 III. Allegro 1’04
7 IV. Adagio 2’52
8 V. Allegro 1’38
Concerto in D minor D-WD 657
for obbligato cello and strings
9 I. Non tanto allegro 4’56
10 II. Adagio 4’26
11 III. Alla breve: Fuga 4’46
Concerto grosso in C D-WD 539
after Sonata Op.5 No.3 by Corelli*
12 I. Adagio 2’37
13 II. Allegro 1’55
14 III. Adagio 3’13
15 IV. Allegro 1’02
16 V. Allegro 2’28
Concerto in D D-WD 650
for obbligato cello and strings
17 I. Allegro 4’04
18 II. Adagio 3’30
19 III. Allegro 5’11

* world-premiere recordings

Andrea Rognoni violin (4–8, 12–16)
Isabella Bison violin (4–8)
Stefano Veggetti cello (1–3, 9–11, 17–19)
Franziska Romaner cello (4–8, 12–16)
Ensemble Cordia

Total time: 63’23

Recording: 5–7 August 2011, Kiens, South Tyrol, Italy

CD4
LEONARDO LEO 1694–1744
Concerto in D L10
1 Andantino grazioso 3’19
2 Con bravura 2’30
3 Larghetto con poco moto 4’37
4 Fuga 2’19
5 Allegro molto 1’36
Concerto in A L20
6 Andantino grazioso 2’51
7 Allegro 2’30
8 Larghetto 3’33
9 Allegro 2’39
Sinfonie concertante in C minor L30
10 Andante grazioso 3’26
11 Fugato 1’52
12 Larghetto 4’40
13 Allegro 1’28

Julius Berger cello
Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim / Vladislav Czarnecki

Recording: 29–31 May 1999, Kirnbachhalle, Niefern-Öschelbronn, Germany

CD5
CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH 1714–1788
Cello Concerto in A minor Wq170 (H432)
1 I. Allegro assai 9’07
2 II. Andante 8’33
3 III. Allegro assai 6’37
Cello Concerto in B flat Wq171 (H436)
4 I. Allegretto 9’14
5 II. Adagio 8’11
6 III. Allegro assai 6’44
Cello Concerto in A Wq172 (H439)
7 I. Allegro 6’32
8 II. Largo 7’21
9 III. Allegro assai 5’21

Raphael Wallfisch cello
Scottish Ensemble / Jonathan Morton

Total time: 67’45

Recording: 21 April 2008, Caird Hall, Dundee, Scotland, UK

CD6
LUIGI BOCCHERINI 1743–1805
Concerto No.2 in D G479 for cello & strings
1 Allegro 6’57
2 Adagio 4’40
3 Allegro assai 4’34
Concerto No.3 in G G480 for cello & strings
4 Allegro 6’46
5 Adagio 4’03
6 Allegro 5’07
Concerto No.1 in C G477 for cello, 2 horns & strings
7 Allegro 5’09
8 Largo 3’38
9 Allegro 4’36
Concerto No.9 in B flat G482 for cello, 2 horns & strings
10 Allegro moderato 7’50
11 Andantino grazioso 6’00
12 Rondò: Allegro 5’18

Enrico Bronzi cello
Accademia i Filarmonici di Verona / Enrico Bronzi

Total time: 64’47

Recording: Spring 2005, Sala Maffeiana del Teatro Filarmonico, Verona, Italy;
Spring 2005, Teatro Martinelli, Sandrà (Verona), Italy;
Spring 2005, Auditorium Paganini, Parma, Italy

CD7
JOSEPH HAYDN 1732–1809
Cello Concerto in C HobVIIb:1
1 I. Moderato 11’15
2 II. Adagio 7’49
3 III. Finale: Allegro molto 7’00
Cello Concerto in D HobVIIb:4
4 I. Allegro 8’47
5 II. Adagio 6’26
6 III. Allegro 5’14
Cello Concerto in D HobVIIb:2
7 I. Allegro moderato 14’29
8 II. Adagio 4’23
9 III. Allegro 4’59

Jan Vogler cello
Virtuosi Saxoniae / Ludwig Güttler

Total time: 70’27

Recording: 25–28 April 2000, Lukaskirche, Dresden, Germany

CD8
ROBERT SCHUMANN 1810–1856
Cello Concerto in A minor Op.129
1 Nicht zu schnell 10’23
2 Langsam 4’08
3 Sehr lebhaft 7’27

Julius Berger cello
Südwestfälische Philharmonie / Florian Merz

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS 1835–1921
4 Cello Concerto in A minor Op.33 17’57
I. Allegro non troppo –
II. Allegretto con moto –
III. Tempo I

GABRIEL FAURÉ 1845–1924
5 Elégie Op.24 6’22

MAX BRUCH 1838–1920
6 Kol Nidrei Op.47 8’26
Adagio on 2 Hebrew melodies for cello & orchestra with harp

Timora Rosler cello
Žilina Chamber Orchestra / Dwight Bennett

Total time 55’14

Recording: 30 August–3 September 1994, Schützenhalle Hilchenbach, Germany (1–3);
2–4 October 2000, House of Arts “Fatra”, Žilina, Czechia (4–6)

CD9
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY 1840–1893
1 Variations on a Rococo Theme Op.33 18’36
2 Nocturne Op.19 No.4 4’39
3 Pezzo capriccioso Op.62 6’50
4 II. Andante cantabile from String Quartet in D Op.11 6’51
5 Variations on a Rococo Theme Op.33 18’23
revised version by W. Fitzenhagen

István Várdai cello
Pannon Philharmonic / Tibor Bogányi

DMITRY KABALEVSKY 1904–1987
Cello Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.49
6 I. Allegro 6’53
7 II. Largo, molto espressivo 5’28
8 III. Allegretto 6’53

Alexander Rudin cello
Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Igor Golovschin

Total time 74’44

Recording: 20–22 June 2014, Kodály Centre, Pécs, Hungary (1-5)
Recording: January 1996, Mosfilm Studio, Moscow, Russia (6-8)

CD10
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK 1841–1904
Cello Concerto in B minor Op.104
1 I. Allegro 14’08
2 II. Adagio ma non troppo 10’30
3 III. Finale: Allegro moderato 12’02
4 Silent Woods (Klid) Op.68 No.5 for cello & orchestra 4’54
5 Rondo in G minor Op.94 for cello & orchestra 6’08

Zara Nelsova cello
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Walter Susskind

ERNEST BLOCH 1880–1959
6 Schelomo Hebrew Rhapsody for cello & orchestra 24’42

Alexander Kniazev cello
Russian State Symphony Orchestra / Evgeny Svetlanov

Total time 73’14

Recording: May 1974 (1–5);
5–8 December 1998, Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Russia (6)

CD11
EDWARD ELGAR 1857–1934
Cello Concerto in E Minor Op.85
1 I. Adagio – Moderato 8’53
2 II. Lento – Allegro molto 4’39
3 III. Adagio 5’07
4 IV. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro ma non troppo 12’04

Maria Kliegel cello
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Michael Halász

GERALD FINZI 1901–1956
Cello Concerto Op.40
5 I. Allegro moderato 15’32
6 II. Andante quieto 12’34
7 III. Rondo: Adagio – Allegro giocoso 9’16

Tim Hugh cello
Northern Sinfonia / Howard Griffiths

Total time 68’15

Recording: 8–10 November 1991, Henry Wood Hall, London, UK (1–4);
14 & 26 January 2001, Jubilee Theatre, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK (5–7)

CD12
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH 1906–1975
Cello Concerto No.1 in E flat Op.107
1 I. Allegretto 6’15
2 II. Moderato – 11’33
3 III. Cadenza – 5’52
4 IV. Allegro con moto 4’39
Cello Concerto No.2 in G Op.126
5 I. Largo 15’44
6 II. Allegretto 4’20
7 III. Allegretto 16’18

Alexander Ivashkin cello
Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Valery Polyansky

Total time 64’55

Recording: 7–9 October 1997, Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Russia

CD13
ÉDUARD LALO 1823–1892
Cello Concerto in D minor
1 I. Prélude: Lento – Allegro maestoso 13’56
2 II. Intermezzo: Andantino con moto – Allegro – Presto 6’47
3 III. Introduction: Andante – Allegro vivace 7’21

Maria Kliegel cello
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia / Michael Halász

WITOLD LUTOSŁAWSKI 1913–1993
4 Concerto for Cello and Orchestra 23’41

Andrzej Bauer cello
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Antoni Wit

Total time 57’58

Recording: 9–10 May 1998, Phoenix Studio, Budapest, Hungary (1–3);
20–21 September 1995, Concert Hall of Polish Radio, Katowice, Poland (4)

CD14
ALBERTO GINASTERA 1916–1983
Cello Concerto No.2 Op.50
1 I. Metamorfosi di un tema 12’52
2 II. Scherzo sfuggevole 4’33
3 III. Nottilucente 9’07
4 IV. Cadenza e Finale rustico 7’56
Cello Concerto No.1 Op.36 (1978 version)
5 I. Adagio molto appassionato 12’27
6 II. Presto sfumato – Trio notturnale 10’07
7 III. Assai mosso ed esaltato – Largo amoroso 11’43

Mark Kosower cello
Bamberger Symphoniker / Lothar Zagrosek

Total time 68’58

Recording: 21–25 April 2009 (5–7) & 17–18 March 2010 (1–4), Bamberg Congress Hall, Bavaria, Germany

CD15
DMITRY KABALEVSKY 1904–1987
Cello Concerto No.2 Op.77
1 I. Molto sostenuto – Allegro molto e energico – Tempo I – Cadenza (Tempo I rubato – Allegro molto agitato) – 12’39
2 II. Presto marcato – Cadenza (L’istesso tempo – Molto sostenuto) 8’48
3 III. Andante con moto – Allegro agitato – Molto tranquillo 7’46

Alexander Rudin cello
Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Igor Golovschin

ARAM KHACHATURIAN 1903–1978
Cello Concerto in E minor
4 I. Allegro moderato 15’31
5 II. Andante sostenuto 7’53
6 III. Allegro [a battuta] 9’04

Dmitry Yablonsky cello
Moscow City Symphony Orchestra / Maxim Fedotov

Total time 61’53

Recording: January 1996, Mosfilm Studio, Moscow, Russia (1–6);
20–25 October 2007, Studio 5, Russian State TV & Radio Company KULTURA,
Moscow, Russia (7–9)