Release Date: 09 January 2005
Label: Naxos - Nxc / Naxos Classics
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 747313294329
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: VIRTUOSO CELLO ENCORES
Description
VIRTUOSO CELLO ENCORESGaspar Cassado (1897-1966)1) Dance of the Green DevilDavid Popper (1843-1913)2) Fantasy on Little Russian Songs, Op. 433) Serenade, Op. 54, No. 2Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)4) Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air (transcribed by Leonard Rose)Franz Schubert (1797-1828)5) Standchen (Serenade) (transcribed by Henri Marteau)Franz Schubert (1808-1878)6) Die Biene (The Bee) (transcribed by Werner Thomas-Mifune)Enrique Granados (1867-1916)7) Goyescas: Intermezzo (transcribed by Gaspar Cassado)Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)8) The Gadfly, Op. 97: Tarantella (transcribed by Jusas Tschelkauskas)Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)9) Habanera (transcribed by Paul Bazelaire)Claude Debussy (1862-1918)10) 24 Preludes: No. 8 - The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (transcribed by L.-R. Feuillard)Jean Baptiste Senaille (1687-1730)11) Allegro spiritoso (transcribed by J. Salmon)Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881)12) Cantilena, Op. 48, No. 24 (transcribed by Jenő Hubay)Siegfried Barchet (1918-1982)13) Images de Menton: Boulevad de GaravanJacques Offenbach (1819-1880)14) Danse Bohemienne, Op.28Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)15) Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (transcribed by Leonard Rose)George Gershwin (1898-1937)16) Short Story (transcribed by Samuel Dushkin)The violoncello, generally known in a nonsensicalabbreviation as the cello, developed as the bass instrumentof the violin family in the early sixteenth century. Itsemancipation began towards the end of the seventeenthcentury, when composers occasionally gave theinstrument freedom from the bass line. In Bologna at theBasilica of San Petronio, cellist-composers wrote solosonatas and concerto movements for the cello, while thenewly developed concerto grosso allowed occasionalvirtuosity, with a solo cello included in the group ofsoloists forming the usual concertino group. The newcentury brought full solo concertos for the instrumentfrom composers like Vivaldi in Venice, and from Bach inCothen a set of six suites for unaccompanied cello. Thecello continued to serve a double purpose, as an essentialcomponent of the basic string orchestra or the classicalstring quartet, with occasional excursions into virtuosity.It was left to the nineteenth century to produce a series ofcellist-composers and composers for the cello, drawinginspiration from the compositions of the period for theviolin, and eventually providing a smaller but significantromantic repertoire.Among the great cellists of the present century wasGaspar Cassado, who was born in Barcelona in 1897. Hestarted to learn the cello at the age of seven and two yearslater gave his first public concert. In 1910 he became apupil of Casals in Paris, where he was also influenced byRavel and his compatriot Manuel de Falla. In 1914 hereturned to Barcelona and there studied harmony andcounterpoint with his father during the war years,embarking on a career as a soloist with tours throughoutEurope and in South America in 1918. His Dance of theGreen Devil is a characteristic j
Tracklisting
Dariia Lytvishko
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop
Alice Di Piazza; Basel Sinfonietta; NDR Bigband; Titus Engel
Anna Alas i Jove; Miquel Villalba
David Childs; Black Dyke Band; Nicholas Childs
Yaqi Yang; Margarita Parsamyan; Robynne Redmon; Minghao Liu; Frank Ragsdale; Kim Josephson; Kevin S
Vilmos Csikos; Olivier Lechardeur; Manon Lamaison
Tomas Cotik; Martingale Ensemble; Ken Selden
