Since you are interested in Cello Sonata (with works by Goldmark & Korngold), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
JOHN METCALF
Metcalf, John - Mapping Wales, Plain Chants, Cello Symphony Raphael Wallfisch, cello, Catrin Finch, harp, Cardiff Ardwyn Singers, Bulgarian Chamber Orchestra, Orpheus, Raicho Christov, conductor [ Nimbus / CD - released 20/Jul/2005 ] These are all World Premiere recordings made under the supervision of the composer. |
BARBER / SHOSTAKOVICH
Cello Concertos Raphael Wallfisch (cello) English Chamber Orchestra / Geoffrey Simon [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 25/Jun/2001 ] Top flight performances from Raphael Wallfisch |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68 / Suite from 'Death in Venice', Op. 88 Raphael Wallfisch (cello) English Chamber Orchestra / Steuart Bedford [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Dec/2004 ] 'I am full of admiration for the way in which Steuart Bedford has constructed an effective suite out of Death in Venice… the result is surprisingly convincing and moving.' Gramophone |
JAMES MacMILLAN
Kiss on Wood Raphael Wallfisch (cello) John York, Ian Brown (pianos) Marianne Thorsen (violin) [ Black Box / CD - released 20/Jan/2001 ] World premiere recordings of some of James MacMillan's finest chamber-music |
RODION SHCHEDRIN
Music for Cello & Piano (Incls 'Sonate') Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Rodion Shchedrin (piano) [ Nimbus / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] Rodion Shchedrin was born in 1932 in Moscow into a musical family: his father was a composer and teacher of music theory. He studied at the Moscow Choral School and graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1955 where he studied composition and... |
BRIDGE / ELGAR
Oration / Cello Concerto (with Holst's Invocation) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Dickins (conductor) [ Nimbus / CD - released 27/Jun/2006 ] These three notable British works for cello and orchestra from the early 20th century - two of them, the Elgar and the Bridge, ranking among the finest for the medium ever written by British composers - are linked by various strands, both... |
PROKOFIEV
Divertimento, Op. 43 / Sinfonia Concertante, Op. 125 / Sinfonietta, Op. 5/48 Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 16/Oct/2006 ] 'The Divertimento is a lovely piece… its long neglect is puzzling since it is highly attractive and ought to be popular… the recording is first class - as, indeed are the performances. An indispensable item in any Prokofiev collection.' The Penguin... |