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Leonard Rose = Cello Concerti by DVORAK, SAINT-SAENS; Cello Sonatas by BEETHOVEN, BRAHMS; TCHAIKOVSKY: Rococo Variations – Leonard Rose, cello – Doremi

Leonard Rose = Cello Concerti by DVORAK, SAINT-SAENS; Cello Sonatas by BEETHOVEN, BRAHMS; TCHAIKOVSKY: Rococo Variations – Leonard Rose, cello – Doremi

by | Apr 23, 2017 | Classical Reissue Reviews

Doremi provides us a template of what a recorded tribute to Leonard Rose should contain, including several significant chamber-music additions. Leonard Rose = DVORAK: Cello Concerto in b minor, Op. 104; SAINT-SAENS: Cello Concerto No. 1 in a minor, Op. 33; TCHAIKOVSKY: Rococo Variations, Op. 33; BEETHOVEN: Cello Sonata in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2; Cello Sonata in A Major, Op. 69; BRAHMS: Cello Sonata No. 1 in e minor, Op. 38; BEETHOVEN: Adagio Cantabile and Allegro vivace from Cello Sonata No. 3 in A, Op. 69 – Leonard Rose, cello/ Orchestre National de l’ORTF/ Charles Dutoit (Dvorak)/ Radio Luxembourg Orchestra/ Louis de Froment/ (Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky)/ Eugene Istomin, piano (Beethoven, Op. 102, No. 2)/  Nadia Reisenberg, piano – Doremi DHR-8038/39 (2 CDs) (11/18/16) 75:35; 77:00 [Distr. by Naxos] *****: Admirers recall cello virtuoso Leonard Rose (1918-1984) as a fine performer and master teacher, who, in the words of Stephen Kates, had a wonderful ability to make his students perform at a higher level, and that one would exit a lesson with Rose “…feeling like a million dollars. He had a wonderful way to make you play better that was not methodology, but he gave you confidence. He made you […]

BEETHOVEN: Triple Concerto; BRAHMS: Double Concerto – Isaac Stern (v.) / Leonard Rose (c.) / Eugene Istomin (p.) / Cleveland Orchestra/ George Szell – Doremi

BEETHOVEN: Triple Concerto; BRAHMS: Double Concerto – Isaac Stern (v.) / Leonard Rose (c.) / Eugene Istomin (p.) / Cleveland Orchestra/ George Szell – Doremi

by | Apr 23, 2017 | Classical Reissue Reviews

The Stern-Rose-Istomin Trio and George Szell make a Cleveland Orchestra evening quite compelling. BEETHOVEN: “Triple” Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C Major, Op. 56; BRAHMS: “Double” Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in a minor, Op. 102 – Isaac Stern, violin/ Leonard Rose, cello/ Eugene Istomin, piano/ Cleveland Orchestra/ George Szell – Doremi DHR-8047, 71:20 (11/18/16) [Distr. by Naxos] *****: The Cleveland Orchestra concert of 13 July 1966 under the direction of George Szell holds special prominence in the quality of the guest-soloists, the esteemed Stern-Rose-Istomin Trio (1961-1984). Captured in brilliant, clear sound, the performances resonate with the high-energy, driven, linear momentum typical of George Szell and his honed Cleveland ensemble. The Beethoven 1803 “Triple” Concerto remains a unique moment in the composer’s creative output, a kind of Classical “concerto grosso” tailored so that the cello will lead off each melodic period, and the writing itself will eschew the tricky harmonic syntax we associate with Beethoven’s “middle style” of development. Each of the three instrumentalists will receive exposure in runs, chordal, and scale patterns, the music harmonized to add a symphonic breadth to the tuttis and retain an intimate, expressive character in the chamber-music episodes. The featured trio […]