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When at the age of 15 Andre Navarra (1911-1988) completed his studies at the Paris Conservatoire, he
ceased taking lessons and set out on his own path, honing his skills on, among other things, Sevcik's
virtuoso violin etudes, which he himself arranged for the cello. He drew inspiration from the finest
instrumentalists of his time. Victory in the prestigious competition in Vienna (1937) launched his
international career as a soloist. Following his debut at the Prague Spring festival in May 1951, he would
pay numerous visits to the city – to appear at the festival, to perform opposite the Czech Philharmonic, as
well as to record for Supraphon. The present 5-CD pack is the first complete release of the 19 studio
albums Navarra made for the label between 1953 and 1966, including some remarkable tracks that have
not been previously issued digitally. His collaboration with Karel Ancerl and Josef Suk gave rise to the
legendary recording of Brahms's Double Concerto, with the accounts of pieces by Prokofiev, Bloch,
Schumann and Respighi made with the Czech Philharmonic under Ancerl being just as impressive and
enthralling. In addition to Josef Suk, Navarra worked with the superlative pianists Alfred Holecek and
Frantisek Maxian.
The Supraphon set includes six hours of sensitively remastered recordings, which bear witness to
Navarra's artistry, emotional poignancy and spontaneous musicianship; a real treat for those loving the
enchanting cello timbres.
Andre Navarra's Supraphon recordings – for the first time in their entirety, newly remastered. Simply
indispensable.
CD 1
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 102 32:37
1/ I. Allegro 16:38
2/ II. Andante 7:08
3/ III. Vivace non troppo 8:45
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 129 25:28
4/ I. Nicht zu schnell 11:45
5/ II. Langsam 4:08
6/ III. Sehr lebhaft 9:34
ERNEST BLOCH (1880-1959)
7/ Schelomo. Hebrew Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra 22:15
CD 2
OTTORINO RESPIGHI (1879-1936)
1/ Adagio con variazioni for Cello and Orchestra 10:09
SERGEY PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)
Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125 37:47
2/ I. Andante 10:32
3/ II. Allegro giusto 17:17
4/ III. Andante con moto 9:50
BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ (1890-1959)
5/ Concertino for Cello, Brass, Piano and Battery, H 143 13:33
JACQUES IBERT (1890-1962)
Concerto for Cello and Wind Instruments 12:51
6/ I. Pastorale 3:18
7/ II. Romance 4:33
8/ III. Gigue 4:54
CD 3
ÉDOUARD LALO (1823-1892)
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in D minor 24:39
1/ I. Prelude. Lento – Allegro maestoso 11:55
2/ II. Intermezzo. Andantino con moto – Allegro presto – Andantino – Allegro presto 6:03
3/ III. Introduzione. Antante – Allegro vivace 6:36
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 25:57
4/ I. Allegro non troppo 12:27
5/ II. Allegretto quasi menuetto 6:48
6/ III. Allegro 6:39
Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 25:33
7/ I. Allegro vivace 6:58
8/ II. Adagio affettuoso 7:12
9/ III. Allegro passionato 6:26
10/ IV. Allegro molto 4:47
CD 4
ZOLTÁN KODÁLY (1882-1967)
Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7 25:54
1/ I. Allegro serioso, non troppo 9:01
2/ II. Adagio 8:47
3/ III. Maestoso e largamente, ma non troppo lento 7:59
ARTHUR HONEGGER (1892-1955)
Sonatina for Violin and Cello 15:07
4/ I. Allegro 4:44
5/ II. Andante – Doppio movimento – Tempo I. 5:58
6/ III. Allegro 4:18
BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ (1890-1959)
Duo for Violin and Cello No. 1, H 157 11:37
7/ I. Preludium. Andante moderato 3:59
8/ II. Rondo. Allegro con brio 7:36
Duo for Violin and Cello No. 2, H 371 12:42
9/ I. Allegretto 3:03
10/ II. Adagio 6:04
11/ III. Poco allegro 3:31
CD 5
SERGEY PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)
Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 119 24:06
1/ I. Andante grave 11:24
2/ II. Moderato 4:45
3/ III. Allegro ma non troppo 7:51
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 3 in A major, Op. 69 25:50
4/ I. Allegro ma non tanto 12:34
5/ II. Scherzo. Allegro molto 5:49
6/ III. Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace 7:22
LOUIS DE CAIX D´HERVELOIS (1670-1760)
Suite for Cello and Piano No. 2 11:20
7/ I. Prelude 3:48
8/ II. Tambourin 1:16
9/ III. Musette 1:26
10/ IV. Plainte 3:11
11/ V. Gigue 1:28
LUIGI BOCCHERINI (1743-1805)
Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 3 in G major 10:16
12/ I. Largo 3:37
13/ II. Allegro alla militaire 3:23
14/ III. Minuetto 3:11
MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937)
15/ Pièce en forme de Habanera 2:37 |
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