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THE DANCING CELLO

November 15, 1999

with ALAN HUCKLEBERRY, piano

J.S.Bach Suite No.5 in c minor for Solo Cello BWV 1015

Prelude

Allemande

Courante

Sarabande

Gavotte I-Gavotte II

Gigue

Igor Stravinsky Suite Italienne for Cello and Piano

Introduzione

Serenata

Aria

Tarantella

Minuetto e Finale

Gaspar Cassado Suite for Solo Cello

Preludio-Fantasia

Sardana (Danza)

Intermezzo e Danza Finale

Frederic Chopin Introduction and Polonaise Brilliant

 

CELLO AND SOCIALIST REALISM

February 13, 2000

with RUTH PRICE and IRENA PORTENKO, piano and SASHA MARGOLIS, violin

Dmitri Kabalevsky Sonata for Cello and Piano Op.71 (1962)

Andante molto sostenuto-Allegro molto e Energico

Allegretto con moto

Allegro molto

Alfred Schnittke Sonata for Cello and Piano (1978)

Largo - Presto - Largo

Dmitri Shostakovich Trio No.2 for Piano, Violin and Cello Op.67

Andante-Moderato

Allegro non troppo

Largo - Allegretto

 

THE NORDIC CELLO

March 20, 2000

with ALAN HUCKLEBERRY, piano and MARK KIRSCHENMANN, electronics

Ingvar Lidholm Quattro Pezzi for Cello and Piano (1955)

Robusto

Fantastico

Ritmato

Con Espressione

Arne Nordheim Clamavi for Solo Cello (1980)

Atli Heimir Sveinsson From the Silent World for Solo Cello (1989)

Kaija Saariaho Petals for Solo Cello with Optional Electronics (1988)

Herman D.Koppel Sonata for Cello and Piano Op.62 (1959)

I.Allegro

II.Chaconne-Andante

III.Allegro con Brio