4053796004758

The Cello Queen

Zara Nelsova

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Format: 10CD

Cat No: 600475

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Release Date:  05 October 2018

Label:  Documents

Packaging Type:  Box Set

No of Units:  10

Barcode:  4053796004758

Genres:  Classical  

  • Description

    - The first woman ever with an international career as a cello soloist

    - Recordings with Samuel Barber and Ernest Bloch

    - Comprehensive documentation of radio and studio productions

    Zara Nelsova (1918 - 2006) was the first woman ever to become famous internationally as a cello soloist. The audience was fascinated by this extraordinary artist and the wonderful sound of her Stradivari cello, the "Marquis de Corbon" from 1726. Her wide-ranging repertoire included Bach and Beethoven as well as composers of the 20th century. Ernest Bloch dedicated his works to her and accompanied her on piano, Samuel Barber conducted his cello concerto with her as a soloist, both of which can be heard in recordings on this CD box. Three "cellists of the century" had assisted her with help and advice in the beginnings of her career: Emanuel Feuermann, Pablo Casals, and Gregor Piatigorsky. Born into a music-loving Russian family, which had immigrated to Canada – her grandfather was an opera singer, her father a flautist – the cello was the only instrument which remained for her, as her two older sisters had already decided on violin and piano. Together they founded the "Canadian Trio" and played many successful concerts from 1929 to 1939. Zara Nelsova gave her first concert as a soloist in New York in 1942. In 1958 she made her debut with the Philharmonic in Berlin under Karl Böhm, performing the Piano Concerto by Saint-Saëns, followed in Munich with Günter Wand and Schumann's Op.129. in 1969.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite In D Minor, BWV 1008 I. Prelude
      • 2. II. Allemande
      • 3. III. Courante
      • 4. IV. Sarabande
      • 5. V. Minuetto I-II
      • 6. VI. Gigue
      • 7. Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite In C Major, BWV 1009 I. Prelude
      • 8. II. Allemande
      • 9. III. Courante
      • 10. IV. Sarabande
      • 11. V. Bouree I-II
      • 12. VI. Gigue
      • 13. Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite In D Major, BWV 1012 I. Prelude
      • 14. II. Allemande
      • 15. III. Courante
      • 16. IV. Sarabande
      • 17. V. Gavotte I-II
      • 18. VI. Gigue

      Disc 2

      • 1. Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonate FÂ�r Cello Und Klavier Nr. 3, A-Major, Op. 69 I. Allegro ma non tanto
      • 2. II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
      • 3. III. Adagio cantabile
      • 4. Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonate FÂ�r Cello Und Klavier Nr. 5, D-Major, Op. 102 Nr. 2 I. Allegro con brio
      • 5. II. Adagio con molto sentimento d?affetto
      • 6. III. Allegro ? Allegro fugato

      Disc 3

      • 1. Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonate FÂ�r Cello Und Klavier Nr. 1, F-Major, Op. 5 Nr. 1 I. Adagio sostenuto ? Allegro
      • 2. II. Rondo: Allegro vivace
      • 3. Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonate FÂ�r Cello Und Klavier Nr.2, G-Minor, Op. 5 Nr. 2 I. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo
      • 4. II. Allegro molto, pi— tosto presto
      • 5. III. Rondo: Allegro

      Disc 4

      • 1. Ludwig van Beethoven - FROM MOZART?S ?DIE ZAUBERFLâ„¢TE?, Op. 66 12 VARIATIONS ON ?EIN MŽDCHEN ODER WEIBCHEN?
      • 2. Ludwig van Beethoven - FROM HANDEL?S ?JUDAS MACCABEUS?, WoO 45 12 VARIATIONS ON ?SEE THE CONQUERING HERO COMES?
      • 3. Luigi Boccherini - Sonate FÂ�r Cello Und Klavier Nr. 4, A-Major, G 4 I. Adagio
      • 4. II. Allegro
      • 5. Robert Schumann - Fantasy Pieces Op. 73 I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
      • 6. Robert Schumann - Fantasy Pieces Op. 74 II. Lebhaft, leicht
      • 7. Robert Schumann - Fantasy Pieces Op. 75 III. Rasch und mit Feuer
      • 8. Max Reger - Suite FÂ�r Cello Solo, Op. 131C I. Prelude: Largo
      • 9. II. Gavotte: Allegretto
      • 10. III. Largo
      • 11. IV. Gigue: Vivace

      Disc 5

      • 1. Johannes Brahms - Sonate FÂ�r Cello Und Klavier, E-Minor, Op. 38 I. Allegro non troppo
      • 2. II. Allegretto quasi Menuetto
      • 3. III. Allegro
      • 4. Johannes Brahms - Sonate FÂ�r Cello Und Klavier, F-Major, Op. 99 I. Allegro vivace
      • 5. II. Adagio affetuoso
      • 6. III. Allegro passionato
      • 7. IV. Allegro molto

      Disc 6

      • 1. Anton¡n Dvo? k - Konzert FÂ�r Cello Und Orchester, H-Minor, Op. 104 I. Allegro
      • 2. II. Adagio ma non troppo
      • 3. III. Finale: Allegro moderato
      • 4. Robert Schumann - Konzert FÂ�r Cello Und Orchester, A-Minor, Op.129 I. Nicht zu schnell
      • 5. II. Langsam
      • 6. III. Sehr lebhaft

      Disc 7

      • 1. Â�douard Lalo - Konzert FÂ�r Cello Und Orchester, D-Minor I. Lento ? Allegro maestoso
      • 2. II. Intermezzo: Andantino con moto - Allegro presto
      • 3. III. Andante ? Allegro vivace
      • 4. Camille Saint- Sa‰ns - Konzert FÂ�r Cello Und Orchester Nr. 1, A-Minor, Op. 33 I. Allegro non troppo
      • 5. II. Allegretto con moto
      • 6. III. Un peu moins vite

      Disc 8

      • 1. Sergei Rachmaninov - Sonate FÂ�r Cello Und Klavier, G-Minor, Op. 19 I. Lento ? Allegro moderato
      • 2. II. Allegro scherzando
      • 3. III. Andante
      • 4. IV. Allegro mosso
      • 5. Darius Milhaud - Konzert FÂ�r Cello Und Orchester Nr. 1, Op. 136 I. Nonchalant
      • 6. II. Grave
      • 7. III. Joyeux

      Disc 9

      • 1. Zolt n Kod ly - Sonate FÂ�r Cello Solo, Op. 8 I. Allegro maestoso ma appassionato
      • 2. II. Adagio
      • 3. III. Allegro molto vivace
      • 4. Samuel Barber - Cello Concerto I. Allegro moderato
      • 5. II. Andante sostenuto
      • 6. III. Molto allegro e appassionato trattenuto

      Disc 10

      • 1. Ernest Bloch - Drei StÂ�cke FÂ�r Cello Und Klavier I. Prayer
      • 2. II. Supplication
      • 3. III. Jewish Song
      • 4. Ernest Bloch - Stimme In Der WÂ�ste I. Moderato
      • 5. II. Poco lento
      • 6. III. Moderato
      • 7. IV. Adagio, piacevole
      • 8. V. Poco agitato
      • 9. VI. Allegro
      • 10. Ernest Bloch - Schelomo Hebrew Rhapsady