{"product_id":"various-artists-romantic-cello-cd","title":"Various Artists - Romantic Cello (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis invaluable survey of that most Romantic of instruments includes both the classic concertos of the era, by Dvorak and Saint-Saens, as well as a generous selection of encores and showpieces, performed by a variety of cellists from this and earlier generations. Including Zara Nelsova, in whose classic interpretation of the Dvorák one may readily hear the admiration evinced by the composer's friend Brahms who, on hearing the work, remarked that he would have composed a concerto for the instrument himself had he realized the possibilities inherent in a combination that may present certain problems of balance, pitting the mellow voice of the solo instrument against a full orchestra, but that yet may be overcome through a sensitive songfulness that came beautifully and naturally to Dvorak. Brahms, of course, can be considered to have made good his omission with the late flowering of the Double Concerto. His expansive E minor Sonata is here, alongside the deft turns of Mendelssohn's first sonata (in a performance by Luca Fiorentini on a rare Strad cello), as well as more lyrical sonatas by Chopin and Rachmaninoff, treasured by cellists for their juicy melodies and the opportunity to engage with the idioms of composers who largely wrote for the piano. The last disc opens with perhaps the most famous of all cello encores, the Swan, from Saint-Saens's Carnival of the Animals, which seems perfectly to capture the potential both for melancholy and for imitation of the human voice which places the cello alone among the string family. The most beautiful cello music of Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Schumann Chopin, Saint-Saëns, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e III. Finale: Allegro Moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Klid (Silent Woods) Op. 68 No. 5 B. 182\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rondo in G minor Op. 94 B. 181\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I. Nicht Zu Schnell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e II. Langsam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e III. Sehr Lebhaft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor Op. 33\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Elegie Op. 24\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Kol Nidrei Op. 47\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Variations on a Rococo Theme in a Major Op. 33\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I. Allegro Non Tanto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e II. Scherzo: Allegro Molto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e III. Adagio Cantabile - Allegro Vivace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I. Allegro Vivace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e II. Andante\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e III. Allegro Assai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I. Allegro Non Troppo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e II. Allegretto Quasi Menuetto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e III. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I. Allegro Moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e II. Scherzo: Allegro Con Brio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e III. Largo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Iv. Finale: Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I. Lento - Allegro Moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e II. Allegro Scherzando\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e III. Andante\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e IV. Allegro Mosso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Carnival of the Animals: XIII. the Swan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Goyescas: Intermezzo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e No. 1. Zart Und Mit Ausdruck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e No. 2. Lebhaft Leicht\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e No. 3. Rasch Und Mit Feuer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 14 Songs Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E minor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pezzo Capriccioso Op. 62 (Version for Cello and Piano)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Golden Cockerel Act II: Hymn to the Sun (Arr. for Cello and Piano)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6 Morceaux Op. 51: No. 6. Valse Sentimentale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction and Polonaise Brillante in C Major Op. 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e No. 1. El Pano Moruno\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e No. 5. Nana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e No. 6. Cancion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e No. 7. Polo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e No. 3. Asturiana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e No. 4. Jota\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I. Prologue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e II. Serenade -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e III. Finale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50553977143570,"sku":"5028421949345","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/various-artists-romantic-cello-cd","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}