Wispelwey, Pieter

Chopin & Mendelssohn: Cello Sonatas / Pieter Wispelwey, cello; Paolo Giacometti, piano

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2011-11-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in D major, Op. 58; Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109; Frédéric Chopin: Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 64; Sonata for C...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Wispelwey, Pieter

Pieter Wispelwey partners for a second time with Paolo Giacometti, this time in a program of Chopin and Mendelssohn. But there is another great musical...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, Netherlands (01/10/2011-01/12/2011)....continue...

Milestones - 6 Cello Concertos / Peter Wispelwey, et al

4 CD / Channel Classics / 2010-12-14

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1; Symphony no 104 in D major, H 1 no 104 "London"; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101); Robert Schumann: Concerto for ...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Wispelwey, Pieter
Conductors: ; Tognetti, Richard; Renes, Lawrence; Steen, Jac van
Ensemble: ; Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands); Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Netherlands Wind Ensemble

Cellist Pieter Wispelwey’s many excellent Channel Classics recordings have won the artist many fans. Milestones, a specially priced collection of cello works spanning 200 years,...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...

Schubert: Fantasy in C; Duo in A; Arpeggione Sonata

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, D 574/Op. 162; Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; Fantasy for Violin and Piano in C major, D 934/Op. 159
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Wispelwey, Pieter

Recording information: Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven, Netherlands (07/07/2009-07/09/2009)....continue...

Super Artists on Super Audio Vol. 6

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2009-10-13

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: work(s); Johann Sebastian Bach: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227; Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6; Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet in E flat, Op. 64 no 6; Sonata i...
Performers: Beynon, Emily; Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Crowe, Lucy; Fan, Jing Ma; Giacometti, Paolo; Halls, Matthew; Lazic, Dejan [Piano]; Mees, Reinild; Meijer, Lavinia; Podger, Rachel [Violin]; Van Rijen, Jorg...
Conductors: ; Dijkstra, Peter; Halls, Matthew; Fischer, Iván; Petrenko, Kirill; Hempel, Jurgen; Veldhoven, Jos van
Ensemble: ; Combattimento Consort Amsterdam; Florilegium (Ensemble, UK); Holland Baroque Society; Meridian Arts Ensemble; Netherlands Bach Society

Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante; Tcherepnin: Suite for cello solo; Crumb: Sonata for cello solo

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125; Alexander Tcherepnin: Suite for solo cello; George Crumb: Sonata for Cello solo
Performers: Wispelwey, Pieter
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassili
Ensemble: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Prokofiev's first cello concerto, written in the late 1930's, was not well-received at its premiere. Although poorly interpreted by the cellist, much of the blame...continue...

Walton: Cello Concerto, Passacaglia; Bloch, Ligeti, Britten / Wispelwey, Tate, Sydney SO

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: William Walton: Concerto for Cello; Passacaglia, for cello solo; Ernest Bloch: Suite no 1 for solo cello; György Ligeti: Sonata for cello; Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80
Performers: Wispelwey, Pieter
Conductors: Tate, Jeffrey
Ensemble: Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Pieter Wispelwey, one of the world's greatest cellists, is the latest star to join the Onyx roster. In this outstanding recording of 20th century cello...continue...

Super Artists on Super Audio Vol 5

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in A major, K 429/L 132; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV 199...
Performers: Adlam, Derek; Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Feng, Ning; Giacometti, Paolo; Hoppe, Thomas; Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Jarnot, Konrad; Lazic, Dejan [Piano]; Mees, Reinhild; Podger, Rachel [Violin]; Qiao, Ta...
Conductors: Fischer, Iván;
Ensemble: Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet; Amsterdam Sinfonietta; Budapest Festival Orchestra; Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands); Netherlands Bach Society

Channel Classics' fifth mid-priced Super Artists on Super Audio sampler could not be more varied. The musical selections on this disc travel from Bach to...continue...

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto no 2; Britten: Cello Suite no 3 / Wispelwey, Hempel, Sinfonia Cracovia

1 CD / Channel Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126; Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87
Performers: Wispelwey, Pieter
Conductors: Hempel, Jurgen

This CD presents music composed by Benjamin Britten and Dmitri Shostakovich, two of the most striking personalities of the 20th century musical history, who were...continue...

Dvorak: Concerto for Cello, etc / Fischer, Wispelwey, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2007-11-13

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Symphonic Variations for Orchestra, Op. 78/B 70
Performers: Wispelwey, Pieter
Conductors: Fischer, Iván

"This fine recording of Dvorak's Cello Concerto by Dutch cellist Pieter Wispelwey with Hungarian conductor Ivan Fischer leading the Budapest Festival Orchestra is as generous,...continue...

Haydn: Cello Concertos, Symphony no 104 / Wispelwey, et al

1 CD / Channel Classics / 2006-10-10

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1; Symphony no 104 in D major, H 1 no 104 "London"; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101)
Performers: Wispelwey, Pieter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands)

Channel Classics celebrates 15 years of recordings by launching a new mid-price series - Canal Grande....continue...

Super Artists on Super Audio Vol 3

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2005-09-13

Works: Anonymous: Allegro; Ludwig August Lebrun: Concerto for Oboe no 3 in D major; Sofia Gubaidulina: The Canticle of the Sun; George Frederick Handel: Suite in G minor; Mariano Mores: Taquito militar; Mau...
Performers: Brüggen, Daniel; Cooper, Gary; Daniels, Charles [Classical]; Driever, Bertho; Dufour, Marc; Escalera, Katia; Gerritsen, Elsbeth; Giacometti, Paolo; Goldstein, Marleene; Groot, Peter de; Jacobs, ...
Conductors: ; de Vriend, Jan Willem; Reuss, Daniel; Dijkstra, Peter; Veldhoven, Jos van; Herbers, Werner; Fischer, Iván
Ensemble: Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ebony Band; Florilegium Ensemble; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Loeki Stardust Quartet Amsterdam; Netherlands Bach Society Baroque Orchestra; Netherlands Bach Society Choir; Ra...

International Record Review
This superb recital, aided by a crystal-clear SACD recorded sound (even the perfect place to make its acquaintance.
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Beethoven: Complete Sonatas & Variations / Wispelwey, Lazic

2 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2005-09-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in F major, Op. 5 no 1; Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in F major on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", Op. 66; Sonata for Cello and Piano no...
Performers: Lazic, Dejan [Piano]; Wispelwey, Pieter

"[Wispelwey's] playing is physical first and intellectual second, which is ultimately the way to go. Whether singing, dancing, raging or ruminating, it mimics the contours...continue...

Gubaidulina: The Canticle of the Sun, etc / Wispelwey, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2004-09-14

Works: Sofia Gubaidulina: Canticle of the Sun (Sonnengesang), for cello, 2 percussionists & chorus; Preludes (10) for cello; In croce, for cello & organ (or bayan)
Performers: Wispelwey, Pieter
Conductors: Reuss, Daniel
Ensemble: Members of the Prometheus Ensemble (Members)

"Slowly and steadily Pieter Wispelwey has been established himself over the past decade or so among the world's very finest cellists." - Fanfare "What a...continue...

Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Britten / Wispelwey, Lazic

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2003-11-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 119; Benjamin Britten: Sonata for cello & piano in C major, Op. 65
Performers: Lazic, Dejan [Piano]; Wispelwey, Pieter

"Another winner from Wispelwey; playing of plentiful eloquence and imagination... Boasting vividly truthful sound and admirable balance, this classy Channel Classics release has already afforded...continue...

Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Britten / Wispelwey, Lazic

1 CD / Channel Classics / 2003-09-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 119; Benjamin Britten: Sonata for cello & piano in C major, Op. 65
Performers: Lazic, Dejan [Piano]; Wispelwey, Pieter

"These musicians bring out the dramatic and mysterious elements in both Shostakovich and Prokofiev somewhat at the expense of the romantic element, giving them both...continue...

Super Artists on Super Audio - Channel Classics Sampler

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2003-05-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G major, Op. 4 no 3/RV 301; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("La stravaganza" no 11), Op. 4/11, RV; Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; César F...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Hauwe, Walter Van; Henstra, Siebe; Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Lazic, Dejan [Piano]; Marcucci, Alfredo; Pinnock, Trevor; van der Velden, Mieneke; Wilson, Glen; Wispelwe...
Conductors: ; Dijkstra, Peter; Tilkin, Michel; Veldhoven, Jos van
Ensemble: ; Arte dei Suonatori; Capella Figuralis; Diapente Viol Consort; Ensemble Piacevole; Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands); German Chamber Philharmonic, Bremen; Locke Brass Consort; Love & Lament...

Franck, Brahms: Sonatas; Schumann / Wispelwey, Giacometti

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2002-12-01

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro for Cello and Piano in A flat major, Op. 70; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Wispelwey, Pieter

Franck, Brahms: Sonatas; Schumann / Wispelwey, Giacometti

1 CD / Channel Classics / 2002-10-01

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro for Cello and Piano in A flat major, Op. 70; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Wispelwey, Pieter

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

Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations; et al / Sepec, Wispelwey

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2001-09-01

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Andante cantabile for Cello and Strings, Op. 11; Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme,...
Performers: Wispelwey, Pieter

Chopin: Cello Waltzes Vol 1 / Wispelwey, Lazic

1 CD / Channel Classics / 2001-01-01

Performers: Lazic, Dejan; Wispelwey, Pieter

Gramophone
Brilliant and imaginative cello playing, and Dejan Lazi moves easily from sensitive, discreet accompagnist to ebulliant soloist
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Shostakovich: Cello Concerto; Kodály / Wispelwey, et al

1 CD / Channel Classics / 2000-02-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Zoltán Kodály: Sonata for solo cello, Op. 8
Performers: Poulsen, Darryl; Wispelwey, Pieter

"The intensity of Wispelwey's playing makes this a rather special release. He contributes liner notes pointing out certain aspects of both works that bring out...continue...

Chopin, Fauré, Poulenc / Peter Wispelwey, Paolo Giacometti

1 CD / Channel Classics / 1999-10-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Gabriel Fauré: Élégie for cello & piano or orchestra in C minor, Op. 24; Romance for cello & piano, Op. 69; Papillon, for cello & pia...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Wispelwey, Pieter

Elgar, Lutoslawski: Cello Concertos / Wispelwey, van Steen

1 CD / Channel Classics / 1999-03-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Witold Lutoslawski: Concerto for Cello
Performers: Wispelwey, Pieter
Conductors: Steen, Jac van

Bach: Cello Suites / Pieter Wispelwey

2 CD / Channel Classics / 1998-08-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Suite for solo cello no 6 in D major, BWV 1012; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C m...
Performers: Wispelwey, Pieter

Schumann: Cello Concerto, etc; Hindemith / Wispelwey, et al

1 CD / Channel Classics / 1998-08-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129; Phantasiestücke (3) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73; Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & piano, Op. 102; Paul Hindemith: P...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Wispelwey, Pieter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Netherlands Wind Ensemble

Beethoven: Variations for violoncello / Wispelwey, Shapiro

1 CD / Channel Classics Import / 1998-08-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in G major on a Theme by Handel, WoO 45; Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in F major on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", Op. 66; Variatio...
Performers: Shapiro, Lois; Wispelwey, Pieter

Schubert: String Quintet in C / Wispelwey, Orpheus Quartet

1 CD / Channel Classics / 1998-08-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956
Performers: Cantor, Emile; Linale, Charles-Andre; Piedicuta, Emilian; Sbarcea, Laurentiu; Wispelwey, Pieter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Orpheus String Quartet

Haydn: Cello Concertos, Symphony no 104 / Wispelwey, et al

1 CD / Channel Classics / 1998-08-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1; Symphony no 104 in D major, H 1 no 104 "London"; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101)
Performers: Wispelwey, Pieter

Dvorák: Concerto for Cello; et al / Wispelwey, Renes

2 CD / Channel Classics / 1998-08-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Andante cantabile for Cello and Strings, Op. 11; Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Rondo for cello & piano in G minor, B. 171 (Op. 94); Fro...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Komen, Paul; Shapiro, Lois; Wispelwey, Pieter
Conductors: Renes, Lawrence;
Ensemble: Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands); Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

"Pieter Wispelwey appears at ease with Dvorak's style...he powerfully conveys a tremendous sense of spontaneity encompassing the Bohemian folk harmonies tinged with regret and homesickness....continue...

Vivaldi: Concerti / Pieter Wispelwey, Florilegium

1 CD / Channel Classics / 1998-08-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in F major, RV 295; Concerto for Cello, strings & continuo in A minor (composite assembled by Peter Wispelway), R; Concerto for Violin, string...
Performers: Wispelwey, Pieter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands)

Dean: One of a Kind / Pieter Wispelwey, RIAS Berlin

1 CD / Channel Classics / 1998-07-14

Works: Brett Dean: One of a Kind, ballet in 3 acts for cello & tape
Performers: Askill, Michael; Dean, Brett; Jezierski, Stefan de Leval; Wispelwey, Pieter

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Brahms: Sonatas Op. 38 & 99 / Pieter Wispelwey, Paul Komen

1 CD / Channel Classics / 1997-07-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 99
Performers: Komen, Paul; Wispelwey, Pieter

Vivaldi: 6 Cello Sonatas / Pieter Wispelwey, Florilegium

1 CD / Channel Classics / 1997-07-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata no 6 in B flat (Preludio - Largo, Allemanda - Allegro, Largo, Corrente - Allegro); Sonata no 9 in E flat (Larghetto, Allegro, Andante, Allegro); Sonata no 8 in A minor (Largo,...
Performers: Carter, William; Costa, Neal Peres da; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Wispelwey, Pieter

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
Vivaldi wrote with great imagination for the cello, and the sonatas, like the concertos, are plentifully endowed with affecting melodies - the...continue...

Hindemith, Sessions, Ligeti / Pieter Wispelwey

1 CD / Channel Classics / 1997-07-01

Works: György Ligeti: Sonata for cello; Peter Sculthorpe: Requiem, for cello; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Cello Solo, Op. 25; Roger Sessions: Pieces (6) for cello; Chiel Meijering: La Belle dame sans me...
Performers: Wispelwey, Pieter

"...this recent Channel Classics release confirms our impression of Wispelwey as a complete performer, ranging effortlessly from the most demanding virtuosity to playing of great...continue...