034571178318

Various Composers

Encores As Performed By P

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Format: CD

Cat No: CDA67831

Release Date:  01 June 2011

Label:  Hyperion Records Ltd

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  034571178318

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

  • Description

    This sensational new release from German cellist Alban Gerhardt recaptures the novelty of the much-loved encores performed by Pablo Casals. Spanish-born Casals was universally recognized as one of the world’s greatest cellists and had a vast repertoire of intimate encores which were adored by his audiences. The disc features transcriptions of works by many notable composers including Faure, Chopin, Saint-Saens, Boccherini and Wagner. Also featured are frequently performed musical gems by David Popper: Vito, Chanson villageoise and his Mazurka in G minor, pieces which have gained a special place in the cello literature.
    Gerhardt performs these miniature masterworks with extraordinary finesse and verve. His very personal interpretations never lapse into self-indulgence and he projects a distinctive luminescence of tone with infallible intonation. Gerhardt is intelligently partnered and perfectly matched by pianist Cecile Licad on her Hyperion debut. This unique disc demonstrates sublime musicianship, with both performers revelling in a wide expressive scope from the vivacious to the lyrical.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Chanson villageoise Op 62 No 2 (POPPER) [2'32]
      • 2. Menuet (DEBUSSY) [2'57]
      • 3. Berceuse de Jocelyn (GODARD) [5'22]
      • 4. Serenata napoletana Op 24 No 2 (SGAMBATI) [3'04]
      • 5. Mit deinen blauen Augen (LASSEN) [2'26]
      • 6. Nocturne in E flat major Op 9 No 2 (CHOPIN) [4'14]
      • 7. Après un rêve Op 7 No 1 (FAURÉ) [3'16]
      • 8. Mazurka in G minor Op 11 No 3 (POPPER) [3'24]
      • 9. To the Evening Star (WAGNER) [5'02]
      • 10. Vito Op 54 No 5 (POPPER) [3'59]
      • 11. Salut damour Op 12 (ELGAR) [3'01]
      • 12. Allegro moderato (BOCCHERINI) [4'26]
      • 13. Nana (FALLA) [2'13]
      • 14. Romanze Op 35 (MACDOWELL) [3'41]
      • 15. Andaluza Op 37 No 5 (GRANADOS) [3'14]
      • 16. Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane (KREISLER) [4'00]
      • 17. Raindrop Prelude Op 28 No 15 (CHOPIN) [6'31]
      • 18. Le Cygne from The Carnival of the Animals (SAINT-SAËNS) [3'27]