Since you are interested in Casals Encores, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
SCHUMANN / VOLKMANN / GERNSHEIM / DIETRICH
Cello Concertos Alban Gerhardt (cello) / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Hannu Lintu [ Hyperion Romantic Cello Concerto Vol 2 / CD - released 1/Mar/2007 ] 'Alban Gerhardt throws himself into the fray with thrilling virtuoso abandon and the recording is out of Hyperion's top drawer' (Classic FM Magazine ) ***** |
CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN / FREDERIC CHOPIN
Alkan / Chopin: Cello Sonatas Alban Gerhardt (cello) Steven Osborne (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] "This is a magnificent performance: the tiny Largo is a particular gem. Pellucidly clean and clear engineering completes a remarkably fine disc that never once deviates from the highest artistic standards on offer today. You'll love it." (10/10... |
FRANK BRIDGE
Orchestral Works, Volume 4 (Includes Rebus & A Prayer) Alban Gerhardt (cello) / BBC National Chorus of Wales / BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/May/2004 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - '... this is an essential purchase for Oration alone - and the music itself deserves the widest dissmenation.' Gramophone |
SIR LENNOX & MICHAEL BERKELEY
Symphony No. 4 / The Garden of Earthly Delights / Cello Concerto Alban Gerhardt (cello) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 7/Jul/2003 ] 'Throughout Richard Hickox draws brilliant playing from his band, energetic where necessary, sonically overwhelming in the Garden. Anthon Burton's notes are excellent, too, helpful and so objective that they don't tell you how good all the music on... |
LENNOX & MICHAEL BERKELEY
Symphony No. 4 / The Garden of Earthly Delights / Cello Concerto Alban Gerhardt (cello) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 7/Jul/2003 ] This third volume in Chandos' successful Berkeley series, featuring music by Lennox and Michael Berkeley, is released to celebrate the centenary of Sir Lennox Berkeley's birth. |
DOHNANYI / ENESCU / D'ALBERT
Cello Concertos Alban Gerhardt (cello) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Carlos Kalmar, conductor [ Hyperion Romantic Cello Concerto Vol 1 / CD - released 4/Oct/2005 ] 'Gerhardt's playing, with its richly hued tone, gets right to the heart of this music and brilliantly ignites the fireworks that the Enescu and d'Albert pieces have up their sleeves' - The Daily Telegraph |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Cello Concerto & Symphony-Concerto Alban Gerhardt, cello / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] 'Music that is especially compelling, both in terms of creativity and scoring … No praise is too high for Alban's Gerhardt's musicianship, commitment and technique' (International Record Review) |
MAX REGER
Cello Sonatas Alban Gerhardt (cello) Markus Becker (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] Alban Gerhardt's profound musicality and charisma have made him one of the most sought-after cellists of his generation. His ebullient personality is present in all his performances; he is nevertheless passionately committed to the intentions of the... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH / ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Shostakovich/Schnittke: Cello Sonatas Alban Gerhardt (cello) / Steven Osborne (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 14/Jul/2006 ] 'Beautifully recorded... Both Gerhardt and Osborne are noted especially for their poetic insights and whenever the music turns introspective here they cast a magic spell so as to have one hanging on to their every note' (Classic FM Magazine). |