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Vivaldi's Cello: Cello Concertos · Aria Arrangements

Vivaldi's Cello, Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Concerto for 2 Cellos, Strings, and Basso cintinuo in G minor RV 531

1.1. I Allegro 3:19

1.2. II Largo 2:32

1.3. III Allegro 3:06

1.4. Largo from Violin Concerto RV 297 "Winter" (The Four Seasons) 1:44

Concerto for Cello, Strings, and Basso continuo in B-flat major RV 423

1.5. I Allegro 3:30

1.6. II Largo 2:20

1.7. III Allegro 3:31

1.8. "Così sugl' occhi miei" from La fida ninfa RV 714 2:52

Concerto for Viola d'amore, Lute and Orchestra RV 540

1.9. I Allegro 5:21

1.10. II Largo 2:29

1.11. III Allegro 3:07

1.12. "La gloria del mio sangue" from Il Giustino RV 717 2:49

Concerto for Cello, Strings, and Basso continuo in C minor RV 401

1.13. I Allegro non molto 4:16

1.14. II Adagio 2:58

1.15. III Allegro ma non molto 2:55

1.16. "Noli, ò cara, te adorantis" from Juditha triumphans RV 644 4:58

1.17. "Laudamus Te" from Gloria RV 589 2:23

1.18. "Quanto magis generosa" from Juditha triumphans RV 644 10:15

1.19. "Dite oihmè" from La fid ninfa RV 714 2:25

Boccherini: Cello Concerto in B-flat major · J. Haydn: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 9 in B-flat major G 482

2.1. I Allegro moderato 8:49

2.2. II Adagio (non troppo) 6:30

2.3. III Rondo. Allegro 4:48

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in C major Hob. Vllb: 1

2.4. I Moderato 9:01

2.5. II Adagio 8:13

2.6. III Allegro molto 6:27

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in D major Hob. Vllb: 2

2.7. I Allegro moderato 14:14

2.8. II Adagio 6:00

2.9. III Allegro 4:23

Schumann: Cello Concerto · Dvořák: Cello Concerto · Silent Woods · Rondo

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor op. 129

3.1. Nicht zu schnell 11:42

3.2. Langsam 4:47

3.3. Sehr lebhaft 8:08

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor op. 104

3.4. I Allegro 16:07

3.5. II Adagio, ma non troppo 12:46

3.6. III Finale. Allegro moderato 13:18

3.7. Silent Woods in D-flat major From the Bohemian Forest op. 68: No. 5 6:39

3.8. Rondo in G minor op. 94 8:10

Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 · Lalo & Walton: Cello Concertos

Camille Saint-Saëns (1853-1921)

4.1. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in A minor op. 33 18:53

Édouard Lalo (1823-1892)

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra

4.2. I Prélude. Lento – Allegro maestoso 13:05

4.3. II Intermezzo. Andantino con moto – Allegro presto 6:19

4.4. III Introduction. Andante – Allegro vivace 7:40

William Walton (1902-1983)

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra

4.5. I Moderato 8:48

4.6. II Allegro appasionato 6:27

4.7. III Lento – con moto – Risoluto temp giusto. Brioso – Allegro molto – Rapsodicamente – a temp di N° 6, I° Mov. ma un po'più lento – Adagio 14:59

Elgar & Shostakovich: Cello Concertos · Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor op. 85

5.1. I Adagio – Moderato – attaca 8:01

5.2. II Lento – Allegro molto 4:25

5.3. III Adagio 5:01

5.4. IV Allegro – Moderato – Allegro, ma non troppo 11:38

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in E-flat major op. 107

5.5. I Allegretto 6:23

5.6. II Moderato – attacca, III Cadenza – attacca, IV Allegro con moto 21:08

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra op. 33

5.7. Moderato quasi Andante – Thema. Moderato semplice 2:40

5.8. Var. I. Tempo della Thema 0:56

5.9. Var. II. Tempo della Thema 1:18

5.10. Var. III. Andante sostenuto 3:41

5.11. Var. IV. Andante grazioso 1:58

5.12. Var. V. Allegro moderato 3:43

5.13. Var. VI. Andante 2:40

5.14. Var. VII e Coda. Allegro vivo 2:06

J.S. Bach: Suites for Unaccompanied Cello Nos. 1, 3, & 5

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Suite for Unaccompanied Cello No. 1 in G major BWV 1007

6.1. I Prélude 2:33

6.2. II Allemande 3:47

6.3. III Courante 2:26

6.4. IV Sarabande 2:56

6.5. V Menuett I – Menuett II 3:06

6.6. VI Gigue 1:47

Suite for Unaccompanied Cello No. 3 in C major BWV 1009

6.7. I Prélude 3:15

6.8. II Allemande 3:35

6.9. III Courante 2:27

6.10. IV Sarabande 3:44

6.11. V Bourré I – Bourré II 3:23

6.12. VI Gigue 3:03

Suite for Unaccompanied Cello No. 5 in C minor BWV 1011

6.13. I Prélude 6:19

6.14. II Allemande 5:22

6.15. III Courante 1:56

6.16. IV Sarabande 3:18

6.17. V Gavotte I – Gavotte II 4:15

6.18. VI Gigue 2:34

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas No. 1 & 3 · Variations

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Sonata for Piano and Cello No. 1 in F major op. 5/1

7.1. I Adagio sostenuto – Allegro – Adagio – Presto – Tempo I 18:36

7.2. II Rondo. Allegro vivavce 7:10

Sonata for Piano and Cello No. 1 in F major op. 5/1

7.3. I Allegro ma non tanto 13:52

7.4. II Scherzo. Allegro molto 5:20

7.5. III Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace 8:49

7.6. 7 Variations in E-flat major on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" WoO 46 from Mozart's Opera "Die Zauberflöte"

7.7. 7 Variations in E-flat major on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" op. 66 from Mozart's Opera "Die Zauberflöte"

Brahms: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 · Schumann: Adagio & Allegro · Fantasiestücke

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Sonata for Piano and Cello No. 1 in E minor op. 38

8.1. I Allegro non troppo 14:49

8.2. II Allegretto quasi Menuetto – Trio 6:02

8.3. III Allegro 6:37

Sonata for Piano and Cello No. 2 in F major op. 99

8.4. I Allegro vivace 9:28

8.5. II Adagio affettuoso 7:50

8.6. III Allegro passionato [– Trio] 7:22

8.7. IV Allegro molto 4:35

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Adagio and Allegro in A-flat major op. 70

8.8. Langsam, mit innigem Ausdruck 4:05

8.9. Rasch und feurig 4:38

3 Fantasiestücke op. 73

8.10. No. 1: Zart und mit Ausdruck 3:12

8.11. No. 2: Lebhaft, leicht 3:31

8.12. No. 3: Rasch und mit Feuer 4:05