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Nelsova plays Concertos, Sonatas, & Suites for Cello by BACH, BEETHOVEN, BRAHMS, BOCCHERINI, SCHUMANN, DVORAK, MILHAUD, & KABALEVSKY – Audite (4 CDs)

Nelsova plays Concertos, Sonatas, & Suites for Cello by BACH, BEETHOVEN, BRAHMS, BOCCHERINI, SCHUMANN, DVORAK, MILHAUD, & KABALEVSKY – Audite (4 CDs)

by Audiophile Audition | Nov 1, 2015 | Classical Reissue Reviews

Russian-Canadian cello virtuoso Zara Nelsova’s appearances at RIAS prove poetic and volatile.

Pierre Fournier at the Lucerne Festival = DVORAK: Cello Concerto in b minor; SAINT-SAENS: Cello Concerto No. 1 in a minor; CASALS: El cant dels ocells – Pierre Fournier, cello/ Swiss Festival Orch./ Istvan Kertesz (Dvorak)/ Orch. Philharmonique de la RTF/ Jean Martinon (Saint-Saens)/ Festival Strings Lucerne/ Matthias Bamert (Casals) – Audite

Pierre Fournier at the Lucerne Festival = DVORAK: Cello Concerto in b minor; SAINT-SAENS: Cello Concerto No. 1 in a minor; CASALS: El cant dels ocells – Pierre Fournier, cello/ Swiss Festival Orch./ Istvan Kertesz (Dvorak)/ Orch. Philharmonique de la RTF/ Jean Martinon (Saint-Saens)/ Festival Strings Lucerne/ Matthias Bamert (Casals) – Audite

by John Sunier | May 22, 2015 | Classical Reissue Reviews

Grand master of the cello Fournier shares his gift in three appearances in Lucerne, one of which matches him with Istvan Kertesz.

BACH: Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello – Mary Constanza, c. – MSR Classics

BACH: Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello – Mary Constanza, c. – MSR Classics

by John Sunier | Sep 6, 2013 | Classical CD Reviews

Your reaction to these exceptionally clean readings depends on how you like your Bach.

Music from Marlboro — CASALS, DVORAK, MENDELSSOHN – Sony/Archiv

Music from Marlboro — CASALS, DVORAK, MENDELSSOHN – Sony/Archiv

by John Sunier | Sep 11, 2011 | Classical Reissue Reviews

Lovely vocal arrangements from the “golden days” of the Marlboro Music Festival, expertly sung in fine sound.

“Cellobration” = Works of MENDELSSOHN, ECCLES, GRANADOS, FAURE, LIGETI, BACH & Others – Amit Peled, cello / Eliza Ching, piano – Centaur “Something Borrowed: Transcriptions for Cello and Piano” – Jonathan Aasgaard, cello / Ian Buckle, p. – MSR Classics

by Audiophile Audition | Nov 30, 2010 | Classical CD Reviews

Both these discs offer a good many enticements for fanciers of the cello.

ERNEST BLOCH: From Jewish Life – Cello Works = Nigun; Méditation Hébraïque; From Jewish Life; Voice In The Wilderness; Visions And Prophecies; Suite No. 3 for solo cello – Michal Kaňka (cello) / Miguel Borges Coelho (piano) – Praga

by Audiophile Audition | Nov 12, 2010 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

Admirers of Bloch’s Schelomo may well wish to investigate this fine new release of Bloch’s music for cello and piano from Praga.

Julius Katchen, Volume I = BACH: Partita No. 2 in C Minor; BEETHOVEN: 32 Variations in C Minor; Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major; Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major – Julius Katchen, piano/Pablo Casals, cello/Bavarian Radio Sym. /Eugen Jochum – Doremi

by Audiophile Audition | Sep 28, 2010 | Classical Reissue Reviews

American piano virtuoso Julius Katchen eloquently demonstrates the prowess that made him a powerhouse in the music of Beethoven.