This album features the first-ever commercial recording of Carl Reinecke's Cello Concerto in D minor, Op. 82.
Recording & Production
This album also includes the first-ever recording of Robert Schumann's Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70, in an orchestration for cello and orchestra by conductor Ernest Ansermet.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Sir John Tavener, a British composer, believed his music drew on a capital 'T' Tradition, embracing Byzantine tone systems and sacred geometry, seeing himself as a vessel for God.
Performer Biography
Cellist Michael Samis, the featured soloist, gave what was likely the U.S. premiere of Carl Reinecke's Cello Concerto with the Gateway Chamber Orchestra in 2013.
Composer Biography
Carl Reinecke conducted the premiere of Brahms' Deutsches Requiem with the Gewandhaus Orchestra and taught notable students like Grieg, Sullivan, and Janacek.
Instruments
Michael Samis performs on an Italian cello made in Naples around 1850.
Composer Biography
Carl Reinecke, a prodigy and virtuoso, was befriended by Mendelssohn, Liszt, and the Schumanns, and taught Liszt's daughter Cosima.
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