Alban Gerhardt, Cecile Licad - Casals: Encores (2011)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers + Digital Booklet | 72:41 | 280 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Hyperion | Catalog: CDA67831
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers + Digital Booklet | 72:41 | 280 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Hyperion | Catalog: CDA67831
Celebrated for his pivotal role in resurrecting the Bach suites for solo cello and championing their performance throughout his career, Pablo Casals' repertoire was much more far-reaching. Perhaps the best way to observe the breadth of his interests is to investigate the works he chose to perform as encores. Flashy, virtuosic show pieces certainly had their place in this repertoire, but Casals looked more favorable upon works that highlighted the more lyrical, soulful aspects of his instrument. Not content with the pieces already available to him, Casals was also responsible for greatly increasing the repertoire by contributing his own transcriptions, often of works by little-known composers.
Cellist Alban Gerhardt, who describes his early appreciation and admiration of Casals, has compiled a selection of 20 of Casals' favorite encores. Gerhardt's selection is as broad and varied as Casals himself, offering listeners an opportunity to peer inside the many facets of the extraordinary historical cellist. Gerhardt's sound is lean, focused, and penetrating, much like Casals. Unlike his counterpart, however, Gerhardt's possesses an almost perfect technique, resulting in performances that are almost too clean, too spotless. The recorded sound here is pleasantly simple and unadulterated, producing a nice, fluid balance with the piano accompaniment.
Track List:
Encores as performed by Pablo Casals (1876-1973)
01. David Popper (1843-1913): Chanson villageoise, Op. 62/2
02. Claude Debussy (1862-1918) (arr. Gaston Choisnel): Petite Suite - 3. Menuet
03. Benjamin Godard (1849-1895): Berceuse de Jocelyn
04. Giovanni Sgambati (1841-1914): Serenata napoletana, Op. 24/2
05. Eduard Lassen (1830-1904) (arr. Pablo Casals): Mit deinen blauen Augen
06. Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) (arr. David Popper): Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9/2
07. Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) (arr. Pablo Casals): Apres un reve, Op. 7/1
08. David Popper: Mazurka in G minor, Op. 11/3
09. Richard Wagner (1813-1883) (arr. Leo Schulz): Tannhauser - To the Evening Star
10. David Popper: Spanish Dances, Op. 54 - #5 Vito
11. Edward Elgar (1857-1934): Salut d'amour, Op. 12
12. Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805): Sonata in A major, G 4 - 1. Allegro moderato
13. Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) (arr. Maurice Maréchal): 7 Canciones populares espanolas - #5 Nana
14. Edward MacDowell (1860-1908): Romanze, Op. 35
15. Enrique Granados (1867-1916) (arr. Pablo Casals): Danzas espanolas, Op. 37 - #05 Andaluza
16. Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962): Chanson Louis XIII & Pavane
17. Frédéric Chopin (arr. Pablo Casals): 24 Preludes, Op. 28 - #15 in D flat major 'Raindrop'
18. Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921): Le Carnaval des animaux - #13 Le Cygne
19. Camille Saint-Saëns: Allegro appassionato, Op. 43
20. Traditional (arr. Pablo Casals): The Song of the Birds
Performers:
Alban Gerhardt, cello
Cecile Licad, piano
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