This page lists all recordings of Variations on a Rococo Theme in A, Op. 33, by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-93) on CD & DVD. Generally, more recent CDs and DVDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Volume 6 - Tchaikovsky Rococo VariationsRecorded at the Britten-Pears School for Advanced Musical Studies Snape England 1996
William Pleeth, teacher of the legendary Jacqueline du Pré and many other internationally recognized cellists, celebrated his 80th birthday in 1996. To mark the occasion, he was filmed giving a series of eight one-hour classes at the renowned Britten-Pears School for Advanced Musical Studies in Snape, England. In the classics of the cello repertoire, he had the uncanny ability to guide and inspire talented young players. This series is the only filmed document of his extraordinary work as a teacher. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan two great musicians performing with complete sympathy for each other: Rostropovich on top form and Karajan an attentive partner - James Jolly, Gramophone 1000th issue | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Andreas Brantelid (cello) Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, ichael Schønwandt “The young Danish cellist Andreas Brantelid...makes his impressive recording debut with this combination of three classic 19th-century concertos. His playing - warm and supple of tone - has the lyrical allure, lithe technique and discreet dramatic flair to give this familiar music a fresh impetus, while his orchestral compatriots add a thoroughly integrated range of complementary colours that show a sympathetic response both to the soloist and to the music.” The Telegraph, 21st June 2008 “Andreas Brantelid, another brilliant cellist of the younger generation, plays this attractive group of works with an exceptionally wide tonal range. In the Rococo Variations he is magnetic throughout characterising each variation compellingly, with rubato finely controlled... first-rate sound.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2008 “Here is a very promising cellist indeed. Schønwandt allows Brantelid space to dream in the Schumannm, which he does with supreme lyricism. Where the 20-year old is strongest is in music of limpid grace such as in the second movement of the Saint-Saëns and in the more languid Rococo Variations.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2008 **** | 
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Recorded October 1962 (Concerto), September 1968 Karajan’s rare collaborations with Soviet musicians in the 1960s resulted in exceptional recordings that have become classics – including the ones presented here: “a performance of astonishing intimacy and refinement” from Richter in Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto (October 1962), and “a deft and stylish account” of the Rococo Variations with Rostropovich (September 1968)
Citations from R. Osborne, Herbert von Karajan: A Life in Music (London, 1998) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Antonio Meneses (cello) The Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Fedoseyev Antonio Meneses, the cello soloist in the bewitchingly enchanting Rococo Varioations was highly praised on a previous recording by MusicWeb: “Meneses conveys a magical quality to the opening Adagio with playing both heart-felt and tender and in the closing Allegro his reading is bold and compelling.…. I just loved the luxuriant timbre of Antonio Meneses’s 1730 cello by Alessandro Gagliano of Naples.” | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Sol Gabetta (cello) - winner of the prestigious Credit Suisse Young Artist Award, 2004 Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Ari Rasilainen “…she gives as fetching an account of the Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations as I have heard in a decade….Decidedly one to watch” Norman Lebrecht, The Evening Standard, September 2006 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Dimitri Ferschtman (cello) Dutch Radio Philharmonic & Dutch Radio Chamber Orchestra, Lev Markiz & Philip Ellis | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Alexander Kniazev (cello) Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian “…Kniazev is an artist who possesses great musicality, an original turn of mind and a formidably accomplished technique.” (BBC Music Magazine) | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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