Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936), a pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov, was an influential figure in Russian music history, known for his appealing, national-romantic style.
Composer Biography
Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894), a composer and pianist like Rachmaninov, is primarily remembered for a single, unpretentious piece: his Mélodie in F major.
Compositional Technique
Sergey Rachmaninov's (1873-1943) Vocalise, originally a song without words, is one of the best-loved pieces for cello and orchestra, with the cello taking over the vocal line.
Historical Context
The cello, or violoncello, gradually developed into a solo instrument after replacing the viola da gamba in orchestras during the eighteenth century.
Performer Biography
Maria Kliegel, a cellist praised by Mstislav Rostropovich, plays the ex-Goehring Stradivarius cello, provided by the Kunst und Kultur Foundation of Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Composer Biography
Carl Stamitz (1745-1801), the least well-known composer on this disc, was a virtuoso at the Potsdam court, and his cello concertos may have been commissioned by the cello-playing King Frederick William II.
Composer Biography
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) lived to the advanced age of 77 and produced masterpieces until nearly the end of his life, often while serving as director of music for the Princes Esterházy in Hungary.
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