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Britten: Cello Symphony; Cello Sonata; Cello Suites nos 1-3 / Alban Gerhardt, cello; Steven Osborne, piano

2 CD / Hyperion / 2013-01-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Sonata for cello & piano in C major, Op. 65; Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Suite for solo cello no 3, Op....
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Osborne, Steven
Conductors: Manze, Andrew
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Britten's long friendship with cellist Mstislav Rostropovich was one of the most inspiring and fruitful musical collaborations in history. It led directly to the composition...continue...
Recording information: City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow (03/10/2012-03/11/2012); Henry Wood Hall, London (03/10/2012-03/11/2012); City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow (2011-12-19&2011-12-22&2011-); Henry ...continue...

Frank Bridge: Orchestral Works - The Collector's Edition / Connolly, Langridge, Gerhardt, Hickox

6 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Frank Bridge: Enter Spring, rhapsody for orchestra, H. 174; Isabella, symphonic poem for orchestra, H. 78; Poems after Richard Jefferies, for orchestra, H. 118; Mid of the Night, symphonic poem for ...
Performers: Connolly, Sarah; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Langridge, Philip; Shelley, Howard; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; BBC National Orchestra of Wales

The complete orchestral works by Frank Bridge are here released in an attractive six-disc box for the first time, as part of the new Hickox...continue...
Recording information: Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, England....continue...

Hindemith: Kammermusik / Christian Tetzlaff, Wolfram Christ et al - Abbado

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no 1, for 12 instruments, Op. 24/1; Kammermusik no 2, for piano & 12 instruments, Op. 36/1; Kammermusik no 3, for cello and 10 instruments, Op. 36/2; Kammermusik no 4, for...
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Brandkamp, Kornelia; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Fischer, Julia [Violin]; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Hausmann, Ib; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Jansen, Dag; Jansen, Rolf; Masurenko...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) is a greatly misunderstood composer. General opinion would have it that his music is rather dry, academic and lacking in humor but...continue...

The Erato Recitals / Soprano Sumi Jo (10 CDs)

10 CD / Erato / 2012-01-31

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Semiramide; Tancredi; Les soirées musicales; L'assedio di Corinto; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; I Puritani, opera; I Capuleti e Montecchi; ...
Performers: Arevalo, Octavio; Bach, Gottfried; Barritt, Paul; Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Conlon, James; Davis, Mike [Violin]; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Graham, Susan; Jo, Sumi; Kurosaki, Hiro; Maugue, Anne; R...
Conductors: Olmi, Paolo; Jordan, Armin; Montgomery, Kenneth; Carella, Giuliano; Bibl, Rudolf; Stratta, Ettore; Conlon, James; Schneider, Michael
Ensemble: ; Cappella Coloniensis

Praised for the remarkable agility, precision and warmth of her voice, and for her outstanding musicianship, Sumi Jo has established herself as one of her...continue...

Fauré: Cello Sonatas / Alban Gerhardt, cello; Cecile Licad, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-01-10

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 109; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 117; Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Romance for cello & piano, O...
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Licad, Cecile

Following their triumphant Casals Encores disc, Alban Gerhardt and Cecile Licad are reunited for Fauré's music for cello and piano. The two cello sonatas are...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Wyastone Estate, Monmouth (10/21/2010-10/23/2010)....continue...

Casals Encores / Alban Gerhardt , cello, Cecile Licad, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-06-14

Works: David Popper: Chanson villageoise, Op. 62 no 2; Mazurka, for cello & piano, Op. 11 no 3; Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 54; Claude Debussy: Petite Suite; Benjamin Godard: Jocelyn; Giovanni Sgambati:...
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Licad, Cecile

This sensational new release from cellist Alban Gerhardt recaptures the novelty of the much-loved encores performed by Pablo Casals. Casals, one of the world's greatest...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Wyastone Estate, Monmouth (06/25/2010-06/27/2010)....continue...

Prokofiev: Cello Concerto; Symphony-Concerto

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-09-08

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Cello in E minor, Op. 58; Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

The two works recorded here have an interestingly close musical relationship that is belied by their radically different sound-worlds. Prokofiev's first work for cello and...continue...

Honegger: Cantate de Noël, Cello Concerto, etc / Fischer, Rutherford, Gerhardt, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-11-11

Works: Arthur Honegger: Horace victorieux, "mimed symphony" for orchestra ("Symphonie mimée"), H. 38; Concerto for Cello in C major, H. 72; Prélude, fugue, postlude, for orchestra (extracted from ...
Performers: Court, Robert; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Rutherford, James
Conductors: Fischer, Thierry
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Honegger's 'Une Cantate de Noel' is Christmas music with a difference. His last work and one of his most popular compositions, it was written for...continue...

Spannungen: Musik im Kraftwerk Heimbach [Limited Edition]

14 CD / CAvi Music / 2008-10-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, B. 162 (Op. 87); Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in F minor, Op. ...
Performers: Adamsky, Thomas; Bühl, Gregor; Bach, Andreas; Behr-König, Anette; Berwaerts, Jeroen; Bohórquez, Claudio; Bouskova, Jana; Brandkamp, Kornelia; Clein, Natalie; Collins, Michael [Conduc...
Conductors: Harding, Daniel;
Ensemble: ; Heimbach Strings 2006

This is a documentation of the best European chamber music festival that features world-class soloists in live recordings....continue...

Alkan, Chopin: Cello Sonatas / Alban Gerhardt, Steven Osborne

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-10-14

Works: Charles-Valentin Alkan: Sonata de concert for Cello and Piano, Op. 47; Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Osborne, Steven

This recording of two great Romantic cello sonatas features cellist Alban Gerhardt and pianist Steven Osborne, both musicians of dazzling technical and interpretative abilities. Gerhardt...continue...

Reger: Cello Sonatas / Gerhardt, Becker

2 CD / Hyperion / 2008-03-11

Works: Max Reger: Sonata for cello & piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 5; Suite for cello in G major, Op. 131c/1; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 28; Suite for cello in D minor, Op. 131c/2; Sonata ...
Performers: Becker, Markus [Piano]; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]

Alban Gerhardt’s profound musicality and charisma have made him one of the most sought-after cellists of his generation. His ebullient personality is matched by a...continue...

The Romantic Cello Concerto 2 / Gerhardt, Lintu, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-03-20

Works: Robert Volkmann: Concerto for cello & orchestra in A major, Op 33; Albert Dietrich: Concerto for Cello in G minor, Op. 32; Friedrich Gernsheim: Concerto for Cello in E minor, Op. 78; Robert Schumann:...
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

"The music throughout is glorious, the Dietrich concerto (its cadenza by Grutzmacher) is a revelation, although after its first performance it remained unpublished and has...continue...

The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music [Box Set]

51 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-21

Works: Joseph Achron: Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 60; Golem, suite for chamber orchestra; Belshazzar; Samuel Adler: Sephardic Choruses (5), for chorus (from Ever Since Babylon); Nuptial Scene, for voice &...
Performers: Abelson, Robert; Adler, Bruce; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allardyce, Lauren; Arnold, Hubert; Aslan, Pablo; Avila, Jorge; Barr, Jean; Barrick, Clinton; Ben-Ze'ev, Re'ut; Bermel, Derek; Besley, Megan; B...
Conductors: Silverstein, Joseph; Schwarz, Gerard; Gardner, Patrick; Adler, Samuel; Winther, Rodney; Wilkins, Christopher; Kiesler, Kenneth; Itai, Avner; Marriner, Sir Neville; Corp, Ronald [Composer]; Levin, Nei...
Ensemble: ; Chamber Opera Ensemble; Cincinnati Wind Symphony; Dave Brubeck Trio; Eastman Players; Finchley Children's Music Group; Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble; Schola Hebraeica Chorus; Southern Jazz Ensemble...

Includes ashrei (ashrei yoshvei veitekha (l. glantz) / eine by various composers.

Includes b'motza'ei m'nuha (assembled for "the first s'liho by various composers....continue...

Shostakovich, Schnittke: Cello Sonatas / Gerhardt, Osborne

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-07-11

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40; A Child's Excercise Book (Children's Tetrad), for piano, Op. 69; Ballet Suite no 1, Op. 84b; Moskva, Cheremushki, Op. 105; Victorio...
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Osborne, Steven

Presenting an intense and enthralling musical journey of powerful Russian twentieth century music performed by the charismatic cellist Alban Gerhardt, accompanied by acclaimed pianist Steven...continue...

The Romantic Cello Concerto 1 - Dohnányi, Enescu, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-10-11

Works: Ernst von Dohnányi: Konzertstück for Cello and Orchestra in D major, Op. 12; George Enescu: Symphonie Concertante, for cello & orchestra in B minor, Op. 8; Eugen d'Albert: Concerto for Cell...
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]
Conductors: Kalmar, Carlos
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

"The lush lyricism and engaging virtuosity of the idiomatic solo writing is graced by a quite superb soloist of whom I hope we shall be...continue...

Debut - Piazzolla, Falla, etc / Gerhardt, Dokshinsky

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango; Fritz Kreisler: Danse Espagnol; Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo; Enriqué Granados: Danzas (12) españolas for Piano, Op. 37; Colección (7) de canciones a...
Performers: Dokshinsky, Rina; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]

American Classics - F. Jacobi: Cello Concerto, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-11-16

Works: Frederick Jacobi: Concerto for Cello; Sabbath Evening Service, for cantor & chorus; Hagiographa, 3 Biblical narratives for piano & string quartet; Ahavat olam, for cantor, chorus & organ; Pieces (2) ...
Performers: Bloch, Robert; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Krinke, Brian; Lee, Richard; Levin, Neil; Mason, Patrick [Baritone Vocal]; Miller, Aaron; Reuss, Stefan; Schwendener, Paul; Taylor, George; Werner, Joseph; Yan...
Conductors: Rickenbacher, Karl Anton; Cullen, Joseph; Adler, Samuel
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Barcelona Symphony Orchestra; New York Cantorial Choir

Frederick Jacobi was championed by such legendary conductors as Koussevitzky, Stokowski, and Monteux. Jacobi's 'Jewish' compositions combine the refinements of the great European romantic tradition...continue...

Bridge: Orchestral Works Vol 4 / Hickox, Gerhardt, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-05-25

Works: Frank Bridge: Rebus, overture for orchestra, H. 191; Oration, concerto elegiaco for cello & orchestra, H. 180; Allegro moderato, fragment of a symphony for string orchestra, H. 192; Lament, for strin...
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales; BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"This is a fine disc in an important series." - D. Moore, ARG...continue...

Alban Gerhardt plays Bach, Britten, Kodály

1 CD / Oehms / 2004-01-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Zoltán Kodály: Sonata for solo cello, Op. 8
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]

Rubinstein: Cello Concerto, Don Quixote, etc / Hanson, et al

1 CD / MD&G / 2003-07-22

Works: Anton Rubinstein: The demon; Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 65; Don Quixote, musical picture after Cervantes, humoreske for orchestra, Op. 87
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]
Conductors: Hanson, George
Ensemble: Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

Alban Gerhardt has been able to garner much praise and recognition during his short career as a cellist. He has won numerous awards, including the...continue...

The Berkeley Edition Vol 3 - Lennox and Michael Berkeley

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2003-07-22

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Symphony no 4, Op. 94; Michael Berkeley: The Garden of Earthly Delights, for orchestra; Concerto for Cello
Performers: Eager, Mark; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Robertson, Martin; Whiting, Nicholas
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

The Berkeley Edition Vol 3 - Lennox and Michael Berkeley

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-07-22

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Symphony no 4, Op. 94; Michael Berkeley: The Garden of Earthly Delights, for orchestra; Concerto for Cello
Performers: Eager, Mark; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Robertson, Martin; Whiting, Nicholas
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

"Lennox Berkeley's Fourth is the most expansive of his symphonies and should appeal to those who find the others too acerbic or terse. It's a...continue...

Schillings: Das Hexenlied, etc / Jan Stulen, Martha Mödl

1 CD / CPO / 1994-06-01

Works: Max von Schillings: Symphonic Prologue to King Oedipus, Op 11; Ein Zweigepräch, Op 8; Tanz der Blumen; Das Hexenlied, for speaker & orchestra, Op 15
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Glass, Elisabeth; Mödl, Martha
Conductors: Stulen, Jan
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra