Videos of Famous Cellists
Rostropovich performing Prokofiev's Sinfonia Concertante, Op. 125
Frans Helmerson giving a great masterclass on the Dvorak Concerto
Videos on the Internet:
Rostropovich (1927-2007)
Shostakovich Concerto for Violoncello & Orchestra in E-flat major, Op.107 play
Dvorak Cello Concerto : Rostropovich
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play Part 2
play Part 3
play Part 4
play Part 5
play Part 6
Saint-Saens Cello Concerto : Rostropovich
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Schumann Cello Concerto, Rostropovich
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play 1st movement (2)
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Bloch Schelomo, Rostropovich and Bernstein
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play Part 2
play Part 3
Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante, Op. 125
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play part 3
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Richard Strauss Don Quixote w/ Rostropovich
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Haydn D Major Concerto with Rostropovich
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Rostropovich plays Bach Suite No. 6
play Prelude
play Allemande
play Courente and Sarabande
play Gavotte and Gigue
Rostropovich plays Bach Sarabande in D minor
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play part 2
Rostropovich plays Bach's Cello Suite No. 1
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play Allemande
Rostropovich plays Bach´s Bourree - Suite No 3 play
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 4, Rostropovich and Richter
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Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 5, Rostropovich and Richter
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play Part 2
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Brahms Double Concerto, Rostropovich and Oistrakh
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play Part 3
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Popper Elf Dance with Rostropovich play
Haydn Cello Concerto Rostropovich 1981
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Rostropovich and friends premiere Penderecki Sextet
play profile part 1
play profile part 2
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play part 3
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play part 5
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Rostropovich, Menuhin and Fischer-Dieskau do Bach play
Living Cellists
Yo-Yo Ma plays Elgar Concerto
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Yo-Yo Ma, Dvorak Silent Woods play
Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma perform Dvorak - Humoresque No.7 play
Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma A. Dvorak - Slavonic dance No. 2 in E minor op. 72 No.2
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Anner Bylsma plays the first Bach prelude play
Janos Starker - Cassadó: Suite - 1st mvt. play
Starker - Kodaly Cello Sonata - 3rd mvt excerpt play
Pieter Wispelwey plays Haydn cello concerto - finale play
Heinrich Schiff playing Henze Serenade für cello play
Schiff playing Lutoslawski Sacher Variations play
Schiff playing Schnittke Cello Sonata No. 1
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Bach - Cello Suite No.5, Mischa Maisky
play Prelude
play Allemande
play Courante
play Sarabande
play Gavotte
play Gigue
Bach - Cello Suite No. 6, Mischa Maisky
play Prelude
play Allemande
play Courante
play Sarabande
play Gavotte
plau Gigue
Maisky plays Carnival of the Animals - The Swan play
Mischa Maisky and Gidon Kremer play the Brahms Double
play 1st mvt, part 1
play 1st mvt, part 2
play 2nd mvt
play 3rd mvt
Matt Haimovitz plays the Ligeti Sonata
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Gustav Rivinius (winner of the 1990 Tchaikovsky Competition ) plays Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations (excerpt). play
David Adorjan plays CPE Bach Cello Concerto in a-minor play
Julian Lloyd Webber plays Britten Cello Symphony
play Second movement
play Finale
Miklós Perényi and András Schiff play Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata, D. 821
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play 2nd part
play 3rd part
play 4th part
The NBE (www.nbe.nl), Jordi Savall (on viola da gamba) and friends play a Turkish traditional song called Kavaklar. play
Jordi Savall (gamba) and friends play
Great Cellists of the Past
Pablo Casals plays Bach Cello Suite No. 1
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Jacqueline du Pre playing the Elgar Concerto
play 1st mv't
play 2nd mv't
play 3rd mv't
play 4th mv't (1)
play 4th mv't (2)
Jacqueline du Pre playing the Elgar Concerto (strangely edited) play
Debussy: Cello Sonata with
Maurice Gendron
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Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1, Pierre Fournier
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play Part 2
play Part 3
Schumann: Cello Concerto, Pierre Fournier
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play Part 2
play Part 3
play Part 4
Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise Brillante, Fournier
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play Part 2
Pierre Fournier plays Dvořák Concerto
play Mv't 1, part 1
play Mv't 1, part 2
play 2nd Mv't
play Mv't 3, part 1
play Mv't 3, part 2
Rose and Gould play Beethoven's Cello Sonata No 3 in A major
play part 1
play part 2
play part 3
Z.Nelsova - Chopin Cello Sonata in G minor - III. play
Paul Tortelier and Yan-Pascal Tortelier play Ravel: Sonata for Violin & Cello, 2nd Movement. play
Gregor Piatigorsky plays Schubert play
Gregor Piatigorsky plays Chopin Sonata play
Gregor Piatigorsky plays Prokofiev play
Piatigorsky plays Saint-Saens allegro appassionata play
Piatigorsky plays Faure Elegie play
Gregor Piatigorsky plays Rubinstein-Romance play
Gregor Piatigorsky plays Tchaikovsky Waltz play
Emanuel Feuermann plays Dvorak and Popper play
Chamber Ensembles with Cello
Rastrelli Cello Quartett Piazzolla - Oblivion play
Rastrelli plays "Take Five " play
Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker play Love Me Tender.
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Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker play Piazzola's "La Muerte Del Angel":
Kronos Quartet / Four For Tango
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Ravel: String Quartet, Hagen Quartet
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play Part 2
play Part 3
play Part 4
Beethoven: String Quartet, Op.135, Hagen Quartet
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play Part 2
play Part 3
play Part 4
Borodin Quartet - Shostakovich Quartet 2 Op 68
play 1st mvt
play 2nd mvt
Funky Videos involving Cello
Giovanni Sollima - Sogno ad Occhi Aperti (Daydream) PART 1:
Giovanni Sollima - Sogno ad Occhi Aperti (Daydream) play PART 2
A Cello Rondo play
Richard Strauss - Don Quixote (Fragment) with Rostropovich play
DVDs available for purchase:
Yo-Yo Ma: Complete Cello Suites - Inspired By Bach (2005). Order here
Beethoven - Choral Fantasy and Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello & Piano / Barenboim, Ma, Perlman (1995). Order here
Bach - Cello Suites / Rostropovich (1991). Order here
Haydn Cello Concertos (1982). Order here
Beethoven Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-5 / Rostropovich, Richter. Order here
Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 / Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante / Rostropovich (EMI Classic Archive 15). Order here
J.S. Bach - Art of the Fugue / Anner Bylsma, Keller Quartet. Order here
Historic Performances
Schumann / Saint Saens - Cello Concerto with Pierre Fournier . Order here
Grand Dame of the Cello (B&W) (1955) with Zara Nelsova . Order here
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 & Mendelssohn Violin Concerto & Walton Cello Concerto / Rubinstein, Heifetz, Piatigorsky (EMI Classic Archive 4) (2003) with Gregor Piatigorsky . Order here
Videos available at Hollywood Video:
Jacqueline Du Pre and the Elgar Cello Concerto (1990). See here
Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach Series (1996). See here
Videos available from Netflix :
Bach: Cello Suites: Rostropovich (2-Disc Series) (2004). This tribute to distinguished cellist Mstislav Rostropovich features the entire Bach Suites for solo cello, plus a special interview with the talented musician. The concert was recorded in 1991 at the Basilique Sainte Madelaine in Vezelay, France.
Appalachian Journey: Yo-Yo Ma/Edgar Meyer/Mark O'Connor (2000). The unique and compelling trio of cellist Yo Yo Ma, violinist Mark O'Connor and bassist Edgar Meyer reaches a whole new level of artistic and technical prowess as they weave their way through a wide variety of musical genres.
Available at the Tacoma Public Library :
Appalachian journey (VHS) : live in concert. Call number VTN 784.4 AP48A
Available at the Pierce County Library :
Inspired by Bach, Vols 1, 2 and 3 with Yo-Yo Ma. Call numbers DVD 8291, DVD 8292, DVD 8293
Appalachian journey live in concert with Yo-Yo Ma. Call number DVD 1787
Jacqueline du Pré in portrait. Call number DVD B-DU PRE JACQUEL
Beaux Arts at 50 featuring the Beaux Arts Trio . Call number DVD 9591
Cello concerto op. 129 by Robert Schumann. Call number VR 11501
Available at the Seattle Public Library :
Cello concerto op. 129 by Robert Schumann (1850) (VHS) with Steven Isserlis . Call number
VHS 787.41 CELLO C
Cello concerto no. 1 by Camille Saint Saëns, 1835-1921 (VHS) with Steven Isserlis. Call number VHS 784.25 CELLO C
Domenico Scarlatti -- Sonata for cello and piano in D minor (Martha Argerich, piano ; Misha Maisky , violoncello) (VHS). Call number VHS 786.21 DOMENIC
Available at University of Washington Libraries :
Jacqueline du Pré in portrait (DVD). Call number Videodisc DVD 393 at Music Listening Center
Inspired by Bach. Vol. 1, Yo-Yo Ma. Call number DVD 02 2000 at CUH
Sarabande (featuring Suite no. 4 for unaccompanied cello) with Yo-Yo Ma. Call number Videorecord BOT-1110 pt.4 at Bothell/CCC
Concerto in b minor for violoncello and orchestra, op. 104 / Antonín Dvorák. Concerto nr. 1, a minor for violoncello and orchestra, op. 33 / Camille Saint-Saëns with Rostropovich. Call number Videodisc 5 A 8 at Music Listening Center , and Videodisc PA 82024 at Odegaard
Takács Quartet : Beethoven, Schubert, Haydn. (DVD) Call number Videodisc DVD 392 at Music Listening Center
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