Max Bruch
1. Kol Nidrei Op. 47
Antonin Dvorak
2. Rondo G minor Op.94
Gabriel Fauré
3. Elegie C minor Op.24
Ottorino Respighi
4. Adagio con Variazioni B Major
Alexander Glazunov
5. Chant du Menestrel Op. 71
Peter Tchaikovsky
6. Pezzo Capriccioso Op.62
Camille Saint-Saëns
7. The Swan (from ‘Le Carnaval des Animaux’)
Maurice Ravel
8. Pièce en Forme de Habanera
The Cello ©
The Cello or violincello as it is properly called, is the tenor-baritone of the orchestra and string quartet.
Its warm, sonorous, and yet virile romantic voice has made it a favoured melody-bearing instrument in the orchestra and string quartet, and an admired solo instrument aswell. Unfortunately for would-be cello soloists, however, the concerto repertoire is limited. No major composer after Haydn and Bocchelini conceived of the instrument as a concerto soloist until Schumann wrote his A minor concerto in about 1850, and even after that nothing of substance appeared until Dvorak composed his masterly B minor concerto in the mid-1890’s.
RELEASE: FEBRUARY 1999
CATALOGUE NUMBER: DACOCD 330
EAN: 570949933005
