The Yale Cellos - The Sound of Cellos: Yale Cellos Play Favorites (1987)

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Artist: The Yale Cellos
Title: The Sound of Cellos: Yale Cellos Play Favorites
Year Of Release: 1987
Label: Delos
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:03:45
Total Size: 317 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

01. Canon and Gigue in D Major, P. 37: I. Canon (Arr. for Cello Ensemble by Charles Tucker) (00:05:19)
02. Violin Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, RV 297 "L'inverno": I. Allegro non molto (Arr. for Cello Ensemble by Bejun Mehta) (00:03:47)
03. Violin Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, RV 297 "L'inverno": II. Largo (Arr. for Cello Ensemble by Bejun Mehta) (00:03:19)
04. Adagio in G Minor (Arr. for Cello Ensemble by Mark Tanner) (00:12:44)
05. The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57, Act III: Flight of the Bumblebee (Arr. for Cello Ensemble by Laszlo Varga) (00:01:05)
06. 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise in E Minor (Arr. for Cello Ensemble by Bejun Mehta) (00:07:40)
07. Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G Minor, HWV 287 (Arr. for Cello Ensemble by Laszlo Varga): I. Grave (00:02:33)
08. Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G Minor, HWV 287 (Arr. for Cello Ensemble by Laszlo Varga): II. Allegro (00:02:13)
09. Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G Minor, HWV 287 (Arr. for Cello Ensemble by Laszlo Varga): III. Sarabande. Largo (00:02:47)
10. Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G Minor, HWV 287 (Arr. for Cello Ensemble by Laszlo Varga): IV. Allegro (00:01:59)
11. Requiem, Op. 66 (Version for 3 Cellos and Piano) (00:09:33)
12. Elfentanz, Op. 39 (Arr. for Cello Ensemble by Mike Tanner) (00:02:40)
13. The Entertainer (Arr. for Cello Ensemble by Charles Tucker) (00:04:15)
14. 12 Sonate accademiche, Op. 2: Sonata No. 6 in A Major: IV. Largo (Arr. for Cello Ensemble by Bejun Mehta) (00:03:51)

Total length: 01:03:45
Label: Delos

Performers:
The Yale Cellos

I hadn't planned to review this myself. I just wanted to hear David Popper's Requiem. It was written for three cellos and piano; but here there are seven cellos to a part, and the effect is rich and does resemble a male chrous, as Bejun Mehta points out in his notes.

Bejun Mehta! Once a marvelous boy soprano, he now has a new voice: the cello. His solo in the Rachmaninoff was the second item I listened to. Beautiful! His arrangement really works!

As you can see, I was getting hooked. For one thing, the sound is seductive. I decided to go for baroque to see if I could break the spell: Veracini. Again, this was a Bejun Mehta arrangement, and again it was apt and rewarding. Vivaldi was next, logically, and my favorite movement from The Four Seasons, the Largo from 'Winter', was very good.

I saved the Scott Joplin for last. By now I was very happy with the sound of cellos in a group. But Joplin? I don't even like Joplin on the violin. But this is a witty and resourceful arrangement for four cellos. The rhythm is there all the way, the cellos do all kinds of tricks, and it really is entertaining. If I had to send this to a critic I'd have to buy one for myself

⭐ ALL MY RELEASES ⭐

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