One of the most elegantly Classical of cellists meets one of the most Romantic cellists and conductors of the 20th Century...and they get along magnificently, delivering a truly wonderful performance. I had the great good luck, in the early Seventies, to study cello with Maurice Gendron at the Conservatoire in Paris, who showed me (among much else) a superb and fresh approach to the Bach Suites, utterly different from the then-prevailing late-Romantic manner that derived, in large measure, from the example set by the (undeniably great) cellist Pablo Casals, who conducts the orchestra in this recording. This is, I believe, the first recording of the newly-rediscovered original version of the work, which had been known, up then, only in the heavily reworked late-Romantic version edited by Friederich Greutzmacher.
Ditto. His Bach edition and book of cadenzas are must haves. I audited Masterclasses in the early 80's when I was 14-15. He was perfect. I couldn't forget what I learned from him and his students no matter what. There really is nothing to say. He, Perenyi and Bernie Greenhouse are the best I ever witnessed, but I named my cello after Mo Gendron. Mo' Better Cellist.
I love those puristic comments - "that Gruezmacher blasphemy." Really horrible, isn't it? An attitude of Only What The Master Actually Wrote. OK, let's then have a performance of Mozart's Requiem, and let's chop it off abruptly at the point where Mozart laid down his pen. That should satisfy you. Only What The Master Actually Wrote.
@@alger3041 Pheuristic comments aside, the Gruetzmacher version is fine and so is this one. Gruetzmacher was a teacher and he made Boccherini's music accessible to generations of students and professionals. That is certainly not 'blasphemy' nor any sort of crime against any sort of muse. Thank you for posting and YT for hosting!
The middle movement which Grützmacher used as a basis is also on TH-cam with Maurice Gendron, Raymond Leppard conducting, as part of a performance of the concerto it is from.
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One of the most elegantly Classical of cellists meets one of the most Romantic cellists and conductors of the 20th Century...and they get along magnificently, delivering a truly wonderful performance. I had the great good luck, in the early Seventies, to study cello with Maurice Gendron at the Conservatoire in Paris, who showed me (among much else) a superb and fresh approach to the Bach Suites, utterly different from the then-prevailing late-Romantic manner that derived, in large measure, from the example set by the (undeniably great) cellist Pablo Casals, who conducts the orchestra in this recording. This is, I believe, the first recording of the newly-rediscovered original version of the work, which had been known, up then, only in the heavily reworked late-Romantic version edited by Friederich Greutzmacher.
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@@hannesheinz720 Je vous remercie sincèrement de votre applaudissement!
Original Boccherini version, not necessarily more engaging possibly more nondescript.
Ditto. His Bach edition and book of cadenzas are must haves. I audited Masterclasses in the early 80's when I was 14-15. He was perfect. I couldn't forget what I learned from him and his students no matter what. There really is nothing to say. He, Perenyi and Bernie Greenhouse are the best I ever witnessed, but I named my cello after Mo Gendron. Mo' Better Cellist.
Both of these cadenzas, among others (Rococo!) are printed note for note with MG fingerings. Gotta have it.
Gracias por subirlo!!!
Ofcourse Gendron played the original! Not that Gruezmacher blasphemy. One of, if not The favorite cellist of all times.
I love those puristic comments - "that Gruezmacher blasphemy." Really horrible, isn't it? An attitude of Only What The Master Actually Wrote.
OK, let's then have a performance of Mozart's Requiem, and let's chop it off abruptly at the point where Mozart laid down his pen. That should satisfy you. Only What The Master Actually Wrote.
@@alger3041 Pheuristic comments aside, the Gruetzmacher version is fine and so is this one. Gruetzmacher was a teacher and he made Boccherini's music accessible to generations of students and professionals. That is certainly not 'blasphemy' nor any sort of crime against any sort of muse. Thank you for posting and YT for hosting!
Tremenda versión! Un lujo!
This is it! Lugi Boccherini's original Ninth Cello Concerto instead of the parasitic arfangement by Friedrich Gruezmacher.
The middle movement which Grützmacher used as a basis is also on TH-cam with Maurice Gendron, Raymond Leppard conducting, as part of a performance of the concerto it is from.
Mauricio and Luigi (Boccherini)