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Charm and Cello

6/14/2019, 24 Tracks, 3:29:58

Featuring

  • Christoph von Dohnányi
  • Maurice Gendron
  • Jean Françaix
  • Karl Rankl
  • Pablo Casals
  • Wiener Symphoniker
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Orchestre Lamoureux
  • Robert Schumann
  • Franz Schubert
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Johannes Brahms
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Antonín Dvořák
  • Joseph Haydn
  • Luigi Boccherini

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Performer Biography

Maurice Gendron gave the European premiere of Prokofiev's Cello Concerto op. 58 in London in 1945 with the Philharmonic Orchestra.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

Maurice Gendron played a 1693 Stradivari cello, which is now known as the 'Gendron, Lord Speyer' cello in his honor.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The recordings on this album were made between 1946 and 1962.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Maurice Gendron was invited to make music with Pablo Casals, a revered cellist of the 20th century, and formed a trio with violinist Yehudi Menuhin and his sister Hephzibah.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Maurice Gendron, the cellist on this album, was born in Nice and moved to Paris, where his talent attracted figures like Picasso, Mauriac, and Cocteau.

Source: Booklet

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