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Johann Pachelbel: Canon in D major (arr. for cello ensemble)
Canon in D major (arr. for cello ensemble)
Antonio Vivaldi: The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter) (arr. for cello ensemble)
I. Allegro non molto
II. Largo
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni: Adagio in G minor (arr. for cello ensemble)
Adagio in G minor (arr. for cello ensemble)
Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Flight of the Bumble-bee, Op. 57 (arr. for cello ensemble)
The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Flight of the Bumble-bee, Op. 57 (arr. for cello ensemble)
Sergei Rachmaninov: 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E minor (arr. for cello ensemble)
14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E minor (arr. for cello ensemble)
George Frideric Handel: Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor, HWV 287 (arr. for cello ensemble)
I. Grave
II. Allegro
III. Sarabande: Largo
IV. Allegro
David Popper: Requiem, op. 66 (arr. for cello ensemble)
Requiem, op. 66 (arr. for cello ensemble)
David Popper: Elfentanz, Op. 39 (arr. for cello ensemble)
Elfentanz, Op. 39 (arr. for cello ensemble)
Scott Joplin: The Entertainer (arr. for cello ensemble)
The Entertainer (arr. for cello ensemble)
Francesco Maria Veracini: Largo (arr. for cello ensemble)
Largo (arr. for cello ensemble)
“I hadn't planned to review this myself. I just wanted to hear David Popper's Requiem. It was written for three cellos and piano; but here there are seven cellos to a part, and the effect is rich and does resemble a male chrous, as Bejun Mehta points out in his notes.
Bejun Mehta! Once a marvelous boy soprano, he now has a new voice: the cello. His solo in the Rachmaninoff was the second item I listened to. Beautiful! His arrangement really works!
As you can see, I was getting hooked. For one thing, the sound is seductive. I decided to go for baroque to see if I could break the spell: Veracini. Again, this was a Bejun Mehta arrangement, and again it was apt and rewarding. Vivaldi was next, logically, and my favorite movement from The Four Seasons, the Largo from 'Winter', was very good.
I saved the Scott Joplin for last. By now I was very happy with the sound of cellos in a group. But Joplin? I don't even like Joplin on the violin. But this is a witty and resourceful arrangement for four cellos. The rhythm is there all the way, the cellos do all kinds of tricks, and it really is entertaining. If I had to send this to a critic I'd have to buy one for myself”
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Canon in D major (arr. for cello ensemble)
