Andrzej Panufnik - The Concertos

Andrzej PANUFNIK (1914-1991) 

Symphonic Works Vol. 8 

The Concertos

Violin Concerto

Cello Concerto 

Piano Concerto

Alexander Sitkovetsky (Violin)

Raphael Wallfisch (Cello)

Ewa Kupiec (Piano)

Konzerthausorchester Berlin

Lukasz Borowic

Recording: Konzerthaus Berlin, Großer Saal, January 29–30, 2013 (1–3), June 24–27, 

2013 (4–8)

Henriette Bosmans - Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2; Poeme

Henriëtte BOSMANS (1895-1952) 

Cello Concerto No.1

Cello Concerto No.2

Poème für Cello & Orchester

 

Raphael Wallfisch (Cello) 

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Ed Spanjaard

Released June 1025

Robert Simpson - Chamber Works Vol.1

Robert SIMPSON (1921-1997)

Chamber Music Volume 1

String Quartet in D major (1945)

Two Songs: Trocknet nicht! (1942), The Cherry Tree (1940)

Trio for clarinet, cello and piano (1967)

Quintet for clarinet, bass clarinet and three double basses (1981)

Tippett String Quartet

Eva-Maria Hartmann (soprano), Cornelis Witthoefft (piano)

Emma Johnson (clarinet), Raphael Wallfisch (cello), John Lenehan (piano)

Peter Cigleris (clarinet), Derek Hannigan (bass clarinet), Will Duerden, Levi Andreassen, Daniil Margulis (double-basses)

rec. 2021-24, various locations, Middlesex, UK (instrumental works); Lehmann Studios, Stuttgart, Germany (songs)

 

Karl Weigl - Cello Concerto; Cello Sonata

Karl WEIGL (1881-1949)

Cello Concerto (1934) 

Two Pieces for Violoncello and Piano (1940) 

Menuetto for Violoncello and Piano (1948)

Cello Sonata (1923) 

Raphael Wallfisch (cello)

John York (piano)

Edward Rushton (piano) (sonata)

Konzerthausorchester Berlin

Nicholas Milton

rec. 2017/18, Großer Saal, Konzerthaus, Berlin; Nimbus Wyastone Estates, UK

Roger Sacheverell Coke - Cello Sonatas

Roger Sacheverell COKE (1912-1972)

Cello Sonata No.1 in D minor (1936) 

Cello Sonata No.2 in C (1938)

Cello Sonata No.3 in A minor (1941)

Raphael Wallfisch (cello)

Simon Callaghan (piano)

rec. 2019, Concert Hall, Nimbus Foundation, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, UK

British Cello Concertos - Joubert; Simpson; Wright

John JOUBERT (1927-2019)

Concerto in Two Movements for Cello and Chamber Orchestra, Op.171

Robert SIMPSON (1921-1997)

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra

Christopher WRIGHT (1954-2009)

Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra

Raphael Wallfisch (cello)

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

William Boughton

Recorded 11-13 December 2013 in BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff

Rodion Shchedrin - Music for Cello and Piano

Rodion SHCHEDRIN (1932-2025)

Music for Cello & Piano

The Ancient Melodies of Russian Folk-Songs

Sonata for Cello and Piano

In the Style of Albéniz

Nicht nur liebe: Quadrille

Raphael Wallfisch (Cello)

Rodion Shchedrin (Piano)

Stanford - Six Irish Rhapsodies; Piano Concerto No.2; Down among the Dead Men

Charles Villiers STANFORD (1852-1924)

Irish Rhapsodies: No. 1 in D minor, op. 78 (1902), 

No. 2 in F minor, op. 84 – "The Lament for the Son of Ossian" (1903), 

No. 3 in D, op. 137 (1913) (*), 

No. 4 in A minor, op. 141 – "The Fisherman of Lough Neagh and What he Saw" (1913),

No. 5 in G minor, op. 147 (1917), 

No. 6 in D minor, op. 191 (1922) (**)

Concert Variations upon an English Theme, op. 71 – "Down among the Dead Men" (c.1897-8) (***), 

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 126 (1911) (***)

Raphael Wallfisch (violoncello) (*) 

Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) (**) 

Margaret Fingerhut (piano) (***) 

Ulster Orchestra

Vernon Handley

Recorded August 1986 (op.147), 7-9 September 1987 (op.141), 9-10 March 1988 (op.78), 19-23 February 1989 (opp.71, 126), 22 August 1989 (op.191), 5 November 1989 (op.137), 30 April-2 May 1991 (op. 84), 

Ulster Hall, Belfast

Kenneth Leighton - Cello Concerto; Symphony No. 3

Kenneth LEIGHTON (1929-1988)

Cello Concerto, Op. 31 (1955) 

Symphony No. 3 'Laudes Musicae', Op. 90 (1988)

Raphael Wallfisch (cello)

Neil Mackie (tenor)

Scottish National Orchestra

Bryden Thomson

rec. Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, 23-24 Jan 1989. 

 

 

Bohuslav Martinu - Cello Concertos Nos.1 and 2

Bohuslav MARTINŮ (1890-1959)

Cello Concerto No. 1 (1930, 1939, 1955) 

Cello Concerto No. 2 (1945)

Concertino for cello, wind instruments and percussion (1924) 

Raphael Wallfisch (cello)

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Jiří Bĕlohlávek

rec. Spanish Hall, Prague Castle, 24-28 June 1991, DDD

 

Malcolm Arnold - Orchestral Works

Malcolm ARNOLD (1921-2006)

Cello Concerto, Op. 136 (perf. edition David Ellis) (1988/2000)

Concertino for Flute and Strings, Op. 19a (orch. David Ellis (Flute Sonatina)) (1948/2000)

Fantasy for Recorder and String Quartet, Op. 140 (1990/2001) (rev. perf. edition David Ellis) 

Saxophone Concerto (arr. orch. David Ellis (Piano Sonata)) (1942/1994)

Symphony for Strings, Op. 13 (1946) 

Raphael Wallfisch (cello);

Esther Ingham (flute);

John Turner (recorder);

Carl Raven (alto saxophone)

Northern Chamber Orchestra

Nicholas Ward

Manchester Sinfonia

Richard Howarth (Symphony; Cello Concerto)

rec. Withington Girls’ School, Manchester, 21 Feb 2011 (Cello Concerto); Alderley Edge Methodist Church, Cheshire, 23 Jan 2006 (Concertino, Saxophone Concerto),

Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, Manchester University, Sept 2003 (Fantasy); St Thomas’ Church Stockport, 9 Oct 2006 (Symphony). DDD

**world première recordings of the Concertos and Concertino

Khachaturian - Violin and Cello Concertos

Aram Il'yich KHACHATURIAN (1903-1978)

Violin Concerto in D minor (1940)
Cello Concerto in E minor (1946)

Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Scottish National Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
Raphael Wallfisch (cello) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Bryden Thomson
rec. St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London, 5-6 May 1987 (Cello Concerto); Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow 5, 7 September 1990 (Violin Concerto)

William Busch - Piano and Cello Concertos

William BUSCH (1901-1945)

Cello Concerto (1940/1941) 

Piano Concerto (1937/1938) 

Raphael Wallfisch (cello)

Piers Lane (piano)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Vernon Handley

Ernest Bloch - Music for Cello and Piano

Ernest BLOCH (1880-1959)

Music for Cello and Piano:

1. Sonata for Cello and Piano (1895-1900)          

2. Suite for Cello and Piano  

3. Baal shem: 2nd movement, Nigun "Improvisation" (1923)

4. From Jewish Life (1924)

5. Méditation hébraïque (1924)

Raphael Wallfisch (Cello), John York (Piano) 

John Tavener - The Protecting Veil; Thrinos; Eternal Memory

 

JOHN TAVENER

The Protecting Veil, for cello and Orchestra
Thrinos for cello solo
Eternal Memory for cello and String Orchestra

Raphael Wallfisch (Cello)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,
Justin Brown

Kabalevsky; Khachaturian & Glazunov - Cello Concertos

Dimitry KABALEVSKY (1904-1987)

Cello Concerto No.2 Op.77

Alexander GLAZUNOV (1865-1936)

Chant du Menestrel for Cello and Orchestra Op.71

Aram KHACHATURIAN (1903-1978)

Cello Concerto

Raphael Wallfisch (Cello)

London Philarmonic Orchestra

Bryden Thomson 

Arnold Bax - Orchestral Works Vol.1

Arnold BAX (1883-1953)

Orchestral Works, Volume 1

Concerto for Violin & Orchestra

Cello Concerto

Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex)

Lydia Mordkovitch, violin

Raphael Wallfisch, cello

Margaret Fingerhut, piano

London Philharmonic Orchestra/Bryden Thomson

Patric Standford - Symphony No.1 "The Seasons"; Cello Concerto

Patric Standford (1939-2014)

Symphony No.1 The Seasons – An English Year (1972) 

Cello Concerto (1974) 

Prelude to a Fantasy - The Naiades (1980) 

Raphael Wallfisch (cello)

Royal Scottish National Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones

E.J. Moeran - Violin and Cello Concertos and other works

Ernest John MOERAN (1894-1950)

 

Violin Concerto

  Dedicated to Arthur Catterall

  Lydia Mordkovitch violin

 

Lonely Waters

  For orchestra

  Dedicated to Ralph Vaughan Williams

 

Whythorne's Shadow

  For orchestra

  Dedicated to Anthony Bernard

 

Ulster Orchestra

  Vernon Handley

 

Cello Concerto

  Raphael Wallfisch cello

  Bournemouth Sinfonietta

  Norman Del Mar