The Romantic Cello
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Composer or Director: Carl Maria von Weber, Sergey Rachmaninov, Jacques Offenbach, Moritz Moszkowski, David Popper, Edvard Grieg, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Fryderyk Chopin, Franz Liszt, Antonín Dvořák
Label: Pierre Verany
Magazine Review Date: 4/1996
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 75
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: PV795101
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Pezzo capriccioso |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
François-Frédéric Guy, Piano Henri Demarquette, Cello Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer |
(14) Songs, Movement: No. 14, Vocalise (wordless: rev 1915) |
Sergey Rachmaninov, Composer
François-Frédéric Guy, Piano Henri Demarquette, Cello Sergey Rachmaninov, Composer |
Introduction et Valse mélancolique |
Jacques Offenbach, Composer
François-Frédéric Guy, Piano Henri Demarquette, Cello Jacques Offenbach, Composer |
(2) Pieces |
Moritz Moszkowski, Composer
François-Frédéric Guy, Piano Henri Demarquette, Cello Moritz Moszkowski, Composer |
(8) Humoresques, Movement: No. 7 in G flat |
Antonín Dvořák, Composer
Antonín Dvořák, Composer François-Frédéric Guy, Piano Henri Demarquette, Cello |
(La) lugubre gondola |
Franz Liszt, Composer
François-Frédéric Guy, Piano Franz Liszt, Composer Henri Demarquette, Cello |
Intermezzo |
Edvard Grieg, Composer
Edvard Grieg, Composer François-Frédéric Guy, Piano Henri Demarquette, Cello |
(3) Stücke |
David Popper, Composer
David Popper, Composer François-Frédéric Guy, Piano Henri Demarquette, Cello |
Serenade |
David Popper, Composer
David Popper, Composer François-Frédéric Guy, Piano Henri Demarquette, Cello |
Adagio and Rondo |
Carl Maria von Weber, Composer
Carl Maria von Weber, Composer François-Frédéric Guy, Piano Henri Demarquette, Cello |
Song without words |
Sergey Rachmaninov, Composer
François-Frédéric Guy, Piano Henri Demarquette, Cello Sergey Rachmaninov, Composer |
Introduction and Polonaise brillant |
Fryderyk Chopin, Composer
François-Frédéric Guy, Piano Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Henri Demarquette, Cello |
Nocturne |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
François-Frédéric Guy, Piano Henri Demarquette, Cello Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer |
Author: Christopher Headington
However, Henri Demarquette plays it beautifully. Otherwise, too, he offers plenty of contrast. Apart from pieces like the Vocalise which highlight the cello’s singing qualities, he gives us convincing brilliance in Tchaikovsky’s Pezzo capriccioso, Popper’s two pieces, and those by Weber and Chopin. Indeed, this is an attractive recital: the pianist (though backwardly placed) is supportively stylish and the recording admirably captures the cello sound. But the booklet-essay disappoints. It mentions around 20 composers, ranging from Bach to Shostakovich, who are unrepresented on this disc, yet offers no information about the pieces here, some of which are transcriptions.'
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