The 20th-Century Cello

The 20th-Century Cello

The 20th-Century Cello
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Composer: Benjamin Britten
Composer: George Crumb
Composer: Anton Webern
Composer: Henri Dutilleux
Composer: Claude Debussy
Composer: Max Reger
Composer: Paul Hindemith
Composer: Mario Davidovsky
Composer: Roger Sessions
Composer: John Harbison
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-08-09
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Canto Primo: Sostenuto E Largamente
  2. I. Fuga: Andante Moderato
  3. II. Lamento: Lento Rubato
  4. Canto Secondo: Sostenuto
  5. III. Serenata: Allegretto (Pizzicato)
  6. IV. Marcia: Alla Marcia Moderato
  7. Canto Terzo: Sostenuto
  8. V. Bordone: Moderato Quasi Recitativo
  9. VI. Moto Perpetuo E Canto Quarto: Presto (Sostenuto)
  10. I. Fantasia: Andante Epressivo E Con Molto Rubato
  11. II. Tema Pastorale Con Variazioni/Tema: Grazioso E Delicato/Variation I: Un Poco Piu Animato/Variation II: Allegro Possibile E Sempre Pizzicato/Variation III: Poco Adagio E Molto Espressivo/Coda: Tempo Primo
  12. III. Toccata: Largo E Drammatico-Allegro Vivace
  13. I. Massige Achtel
  14. II. Sehr Bewegt
  15. III. Ausserst Ruhig
  16. I. Un Poco Indeciso
  17. II. Andante Sostenuto
  18. III. Vivace
  19. Prologue: Lent
  20. Serenade: Moderement Anime. Fantasque Et Leger
  21. Finale: Anime
  22. Lento Maestoso-Largamente
  23. I. Dialogo: Allegro
  24. II. Scherzo-Pizzicato: Allegretto
  25. III. Elegia: Lento
  26. IV. Marcia: Energico
  27. V. Moto Perpetuo: Presto
Music CD 2
  1. I. Praludium: Vivace
  2. II. Adagio
  3. III. Fuge: Allegro
  4. I. Lebhaft, Sehr Markiert. Mit Festen Bogenstrichen
  5. II. Massig Schnell, Gemachlich. Durchweg Sehr Leise
  6. III. Langsam-Ruhig
  7. IV. Lebhafte Viertel. Ohne Jeden Ausdruck Und Stets Pianissimo
  8. V. Massig Schnell. Sehr Scharf Markierte Viertel
  9. Espressivo Assai-Tempo Giusto-Piu Lento-Calmo
  10. I. Declamato: Largo
  11. II. Fuga: Andante
  12. III. Scherzo: Allegro Molto
  13. IV. Andante Lento
  14. V. Ciaccona: Allegro
  15. I. Prelude: Allegro Energico-Molto Meno Mosso E Misterioso-Tempo I-Tranquillo
  16. II. Dialogue: Andante-Piu Mosso E Poco Stringendo-Tempo I
  17. III. Scherzo: Allegro
  18. IV. Berceuse: Lento E Dolce
  19. V. Fantasy: Con Fantasia
  20. VI. Epilogue: Adagio Molto
  21. I. Preludio: Andante, Rubato
  22. II. Fuga-Burletta: Allegro Moderato
  23. III. Sarabanda: Lento Molto
  24. IV. Giga: Prestissimo
  25. I. Psalm 93: Moderato
  26. II. Cantillation: Moderato
Music CD 3
  1. I. Allegro Maestoso Ma Appassionato
  2. II. Adagio
  3. III. Allegro Molto Vivace
  4. I. Introduzione (Lento)
  5. II. Marcia (Allegro)
  6. III. Canto (Con Moto)
  7. IV. Barcarolla (Lento)
  8. V. Dialogo (Allegretto)
  9. VI. Fuga (Andante Espressivo)
  10. VII. Recitativo (Fantastico)
  11. VIII. Moto Perpetuo (Presto)
  12. IX. Passacaglia (Lento Solenne)
  13. Four Russian Melodies: Mournful Song (Under The Apple Tree): Molto Semplice/Autumn: Vivace/Street Song (The Grey Eagle): Pesante/Grant Repose Together With The Saints: Lento
  14. Intime, Comme En Parlant
  15. (Introduktion)-Vivace
  16. I. Dialogo: Adagio, Rubato, Cantabile
  17. II. Capriccio: Presto Con Slancio

Music reviews of The 20th-Century Cello

Music Review: Average playing, music of different quality
Rating: 3 Stars

I purchased this set because I love cello and am interested in music of the 20th- century. I have also read good comments about the artist, Matt Haimovitz, a pupil of Leonard Rose.
I was very disappointed - not by the music selection, but by the performance. I have another Haimovitz's CD called 'Goulash' Matt Haimovitz: Goulash- despite this kitschy name, it is a good CD which proves that Matt Haimovitz is a nice young man who enjoys playing Bartok and folk-style arrangements. But here, in the 'The 20th-Century Cello', he got a strange idea that being modern means to play with little/no vibrato and an unpleasant scratchy sound. If this is true, I am against modern cello...
Turning to the programme: it is a mixed bag which contains both great and second-rate music. Kodaly's sonata for solo cello, op. 8, is a masterpiece, but I would not have said that if I knew only Haimovitz's version. Go to Pierre Fournier's great live performance (available on the Praga label Pr 50065 Kodály: Musique de chambre), Janos Starker or other less 'modern' and more exciting cellists. Max Reger's classicist suite Op.131C is a very vivid and bright thing (try Emanuel Feuermann on Opus Kura, if you are not afraid of vintage sound Beethoven: Kreutzer Sonata; Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata), but Haimovitz managed to make it dry and unappealing. If you are a fan of Britten's chamber music, buy his three cello suites with Truls Mork (Truls Mørk ~ Britten - Cello Suites 1-3); the first two ones, along with Britten's cello sonata, are available with Rostropovich/Britten on Decca. This performance adds nothing. Debussy's sonata is available in many good recordings, as well as Webern's Op. 11. As for the music commissioned by Rostropovich for Paul Sacher's jubilee (Britten, Berio, Dutilleux, Henze), it is earnest and admirable but difficult to love: I guess it is more interesting to play it than listen to. Finally, Ligety's cello sonata is an early piece, where the composer has not yet found his unique style. The rest of the programme are less known compositions by Sessions, Harbison, Davidovsky and Perle. From these, I enjoyed John Harbison's cello suite - an energetic concise piece which is less pretencious than many other items in Matt Haimovitz's selection.
Buy this CD, if you collect rarities or have a special purpose. Otherwise, try its alternatives.
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