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Lynn Harrell, accompanied by the Angeli Ensemble, performs some of the most known and unknown cello concerti. The recording begins with C.P.E. Bach's Concerto in A major which was written for either harpsichord, flute or cello. This piece is followed by a cello concerto by Haydn that was left undiscovered until 1960, Cello Concerto in C major. It quickly became a standard part of the cello student repertoire. Next is Grützmacher's arrangement of Boccherini's Sonata for Cello and Continuo in B-flat, making it the Concerto in B-flat major. Grützmacher used a different middle movement all together for the concerto and also inserted new sections and created new harmonizations. Finally, Couperin's 12 minute Pičces en Concert, which was
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transformed into a mini concerto by French pedagogue Paul Bazelaire, concludes the album. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Concerto for Cello no 3 in A major, Wq 172/H 439 by Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach
Performer:
Lucinda Carver (Harpsichord),
Lynn Harrell (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Angeli Ensemble
Period: Classical
Written: ?1753; Berlin, Germany
Venue: Colburn School of Music, Los Angeles
Length: 20 Minutes 2 Secs.
2.
Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H 7b no 1 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:
Lynn Harrell (Cello)
Conductor:
Michael Nowak
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Angeli Ensemble
Period: Classical
Written: circa 1761-1765; Eszterhazá, Hungary
Length: 19 Minutes 20 Secs.
3.
Concerto for Cello in B flat major, G 482 by Luigi Boccherini
Performer:
Lynn Harrell (Cello)
Conductor:
Michael Nowak
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Angeli Ensemble
Period: Classical
Written: ?1785
Venue: Colburn School of Music, Los Angeles
Length: 19 Minutes 20 Secs.
4.
Pičces en concert, for cello & string ensemble (arranged by Bazelaire) by François Couperin
Performer:
Roland Kato (Viola),
Julie Gigante (Violin),
Stephen Erdody (Cello),
Helen Nightengale (Violin),
Lynn Harrell (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Angeli Ensemble
Period: Baroque
Venue: Colburn School of Music, Los Angeles
Length: 12 Minutes 36 Secs.
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