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Romberg: Cello Works / Wallfisch, London Mozart Players
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Romberg: Cello Works / Wallfisch, London Mozart Players

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Details

Composer
Bernhard Romberg
Artist
Raphael Wallfisch, London Mozart Players
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Jan 14, 2022
Catalog #
555356-2
UPC
761203535620

About

It is often forgotten that Bernhard Romberg not only was a virtuoso but also as a composer was once numbered among the most important representatives of his generation. Statements to this effect are easy enough to find: Romberg was “one of the leading violoncello players on earth, also as a composer and an expert in the art of music” (Hamburg, 1801); he was regarded as “one of the most outstanding composers and as the most consummate of all cellists now living” (Leipzig, 1807). Romberg’s fourth cello concerto numbers among his most beloved compositions; younger cellists like Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer and Maximilian Bohrer even had it in their repertories. As far as forms and movement types are concerned, Romberg adheres to traditional precedents, but the design of the large forms does not at all stand in the way of many interesting and innovative individual traits. Romberg’s first documented performance of his sixth cello concerto, known as the “Concerto militaire,” was held in St. Petersburg in 1812. As everywhere was the case, the work and its performance were greeted with enthusiasm. The local reviewer for the Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung wrote: “Here too he received more applause than all the musicians who have been here. Those who heard him seemed to be quite genuinely enchanted.”

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 14:52
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    14:52
    Composer
    Bernhard Heinrich Romberg
    Performer
    Raphael Wallfisch
    Ensemble
    London Mozart Players
  2. 2 II. Andante poco lento 05:15
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante poco lento
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Bernhard Heinrich Romberg
    Performer
    Raphael Wallfisch
    Ensemble
    London Mozart Players
  3. 3 III. Rondo alla Polacca 09:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo alla Polacca
    Duration
    09:11
    Composer
    Bernhard Heinrich Romberg
    Performer
    Raphael Wallfisch
    Ensemble
    London Mozart Players
  4. 4 I. Allegro 14:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    14:37
    Composer
    Bernhard Heinrich Romberg
    Performer
    Raphael Wallfisch
    Ensemble
    London Mozart Players
  5. 5 II. Lento 05:05
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Lento
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Bernhard Heinrich Romberg
    Performer
    Raphael Wallfisch
    Ensemble
    London Mozart Players
  6. 6 III. Allegretto 11:22
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    11:22
    Composer
    Bernhard Heinrich Romberg
    Performer
    Raphael Wallfisch
    Ensemble
    London Mozart Players
  7. 7 Rondo Capriccioso in F Major, Op. 69 (version for cello and string quartet) 12:04
    Track
    7
    Title
    Rondo Capriccioso in F Major, Op. 69 (version for cello and string quartet)
    Duration
    12:04
    Composer
    Bernhard Heinrich Romberg
    Performer
    Raphael Wallfisch
    Ensemble
    members London Mozart Players