Piston, Walter > Variations for cello & orchestra

1967 Carnegie Hall Marathon / Rostropovich, Rozhdestvensky, et al

6 CD / Doremi / 2009-10-13

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126; Walter Piston: Variations for cello & orchestra; Boris Tchaikovsky: Partita for cello, piano, harps...
Performers: Adams, Glynne [viola]; Perlman, Itzhak; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Foss, Lukas [Composer]

At Carnegie Hall in 1967, Mstislav Rostropovich presented 30 cello concertos in eight concerts organized by impresario Sol Yurok. This 6-CD set includes 22 of...continue...

American Music for Cello - Piston, et al / Luis Leguia

1 CD / Albany Records / 2007-10-01

Works: Walter Piston: Variations for cello & orchestra; Duo for cello & piano; Arthur Berger: Duo for cello & piano; Arthur Foote: Pieces (3) for cello & piano, Op. 1; Robert Evett: Concerto for Cello no 2
Performers: Freeman, Robert; Leguia, Luis
Conductors: Noe, Kevin; Bales, Richard
Ensemble: ; University of Texas Chamber Orchestra

The repertoire along - featuring the first commercial recording of the Piston Variations and the elegant Evett Concerto - is enticing enough. But there's much...continue...