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Britten: Suites for Solo Cello nos. 1-3 / Philip Higham, cello

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-05-14

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87
Performers: Higham, Philip [Cello]

Britten's meeting with Rostropovich in 1960 was a watershed, with the great Russian cellist becoming the primary collaborator of his later years and inspiring a...continue...
Recording information: Broughton St. Mary's Parish Church, Edinburgh (09/03/2012-09/05/2012)....continue...

Britten: Suites for Solo Cello / Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87
Performers: Queyras, Jean-Guihen

BBC Music Magazine, March 2013
The influence of Bach and the artistry of the Suites' dedicatee, Rostropovich, is clear in Britten's three Suites. Their elusive soliloquising...continue...
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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...

Mstislav Rostropovich: The Complete Decca Recordings

5 CD / Decca / 2012-03-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; Robert Schumann: Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & piano, Op. 102; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H...
Performers: Britten, Benjamin; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin

To celebrate the 85th anniversary of the Russian maestro's birth on 27 March 2012, Decca have collated all the recordings he made for Decca and...continue...

Benjamin Britten: The Three Suites for Solo Cello / Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir, cello

1 CD / Centaur / 2011-11-03

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87
Performers: _orsteinsdóttir, Sæumm

Recording information: Juilliard School, New York, NY (04/2010)....continue...

Britten: The Cello Suites / Daniel Müller-Schott, cello

1 CD / Orfeo / 2011-04-18

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87
Performers: Muller-Schott, Daniel

BBC Music Magazine
Muller-Schott has all the technical resources at his deposal, and opens the First Suite with just the right weight and poise...what Schott brings...continue...
Recording information: München, Bavaria Musikstudios....continue...

Britten: Cello Symphony; Cello Suite No. 1 / Pieter Wispelwey

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2010-08-10

Works: Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72
Performers: Wispelwey, Pieter
Conductors: Kim, Seikyo

Acclaimed Dutch cellist Pieter Wispelwey presents a disc of works written for and dedicated to the great Mstislav Rostropovich. The Cello Symphony marked Benjamin Britten's...continue...
Recording information: De Singel, Antwerp, Belgium & Doopsgezinde Kerk, Devent (11/29/2009/01/21/2010)....continue...

Britten: Cello Works Vol 1 & 2 / Baillie, Brown

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sonata for cello & piano in C major, Op. 65; Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72
Performers: Baillie, Alexander; Brown, Ian [Piano]

Britten: Cello Suites / Denise Djokic

1 CD / ATMA / 2008-11-25

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87
Performers: Djokic, Denise

Britten wrote his 'Three Suites for Cello' between 1964 and 1971 for his friend, the legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. Like other composers including Hindemith, Bloch,...continue...

Benjamin Britten - The Collector's Edition

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Canadian Carnival, for orchestra, Op...
Performers: Adey, John; Allen, Benjamin; Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Allison, Richard; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bailey, Norman; Ballard, Jerem...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Paavo, Järvi; Berglund, Paavo; Brown, Iona; Yuasa, Takuo; Hickox, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Harding, Daniel; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bedford, Steuart; Knu...
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Benjamin Britten was without question one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. This 37-CD set features all of his most beloved works, giving...continue...

Works for Solo Cello - Kodály, Britten / Henrik Dam Thomsen

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-05-25

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Sonata for solo cello, Op. 8; Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Tema "Sacher," for solo cello
Performers: Thomsen, Henrik Dam

"The Britten suite is more compact in its material and Thomsen pulls it together. He has good intonation and a healthy desregard of potential difficulties...continue...

Britten: Suites for Solo Cello / Paul Watkins

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2004-03-02

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87
Performers: Watkins, Paul [Cello, Conductor]

Andrew McGregor, bbc.co.uk
Watkins manages to combine cool reflection in the fugue of the Second Suite with the flickering fire of the Scherzo that follows; there's...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]

Britten: Suites for Violoncello Solo / Pieter Wispelwey

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2002-05-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87
Performers: Wispelwey, Pieter

Britten: Cello Suites 1-3 / Truls Mork

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2001-01-09

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87
Performers: Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech

"Mork is phenomenal. Not only does he overcome every massive technical obstacle with unprecedented assurance and verve...regularly outclassing Rostropovich for whom the Suites were written,...continue...

Rostropovich - The Russian Years - Britten, Respighi, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2000-08-15

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 1 for 8 Cellos; Ottorino Respigh...
Performers: Dvoskin, L.; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Simsky, B.
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Kondrashin, Kirill; Dubrovsky, Victor
Ensemble: ; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Britten: Cello Suites no 1-3 / Timothy Hugh

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-08-22

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87
Performers: Hugh, Timothy

"Britten's suites for solo cello are his response to Rostropovich's performance of JS Bach's...The innocuously named Tim Hugh does not just play these works, he...continue...

Britten: Suites for Cello Solo / Torleif Thedéen

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-03-25

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87
Performers: Thedeen, Torleif

Britten: Chamber Music / Helmerson, Holecek, etc

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1991-05-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury, for trumpets in multiples of 3; Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Nocturnal after John Dowland, for guitar, Op. 70; Songs from the Chinese, song cycle ...
Performers: Helmerson, Frans; Hjelm, Jan-Olav; Holecek, Josef; Nilsson, Bo; Schele, Maria; Tilly, Rolf

Britten: Cello Suites 1 & 2 / Mstislav Rostropovich

1 CD / Decca Import / 1991-01-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Sonata for cello & piano in C major, Op. 65
Performers: Britten, Benjamin; Rostropovich, Mstislav

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
This is a classic recording of the Cello Sonata, with Rostropovich and Britten playing with an authority impossible to surpass, and is...continue...