Adam Chamber Music Festival 2017 - Cello Ensemble
The cellists of the 2017 Adam Chamber Music Festival with soprano Jenny Wollerman (left) Photo: Adam Chamber Music Festival
A charm of cellists gathered to provide a particular focus on the instrument at the 2017 Adam Chamber Music Festival. There were performances of all five Beethoven Cello Sonatas and special guest Matthew Barley played a solo recital.
Then all 13 cellists performed together in various combinations at two concerts in Nelson Cathedral.
Pictured above, from left, Jenny Wollerman (not a cellist - she sang Villa-Lobos), Andrew Joyce, Ken Ichinose, James Tennant, Edith Salzmann, Matthew Barley, Inbal Megiddo, Ashley Brown, Brigid O'Meeghan, Rolf Gjelsten, Eliah Sakakushev-von Bismarck, Heleen du Plessis, Anna-Marie Alloway, and Julian Smiles.
Recorded in Nelson Cathedral, 10 February 2017.
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BACH: Air from Orchestral Suite No 3
3:00 PM.The Air from Orchestral Suite No 3 by Bach - played by cellists Inbal Megiddo, Matthew Barley, Edith Salzmann, and Andrew Joyce. Audio
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DVORÁK: Silent Woods
3:00 PM.Dvorak's "Silent Woods" performed by Eliah Sakakushev-von Bismarck with Julian Smiles, Heleen du Plessis, Ashley Brown, Ken Ichinose. Audio
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RACHMANINOV: Vocalise
3:00 PM.Rachmaninov's Vocalise performed by cellists Julian Smiles, Matthew Barley, Eliah Sakakushev-von Bismarck, Edith Salzmann, and Rolf Gjelsten. Audio
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PACHELBEL: Canon
3:00 PM.Pachelbel's Canon, arranged for cello ensemble, played by James Tennant, Inbal Megiddo, Rolf Gjelsten, Edith Salzmann, and Anna-Marie Alloway. Audio
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ROSSINI: Prelude, from William Tell Overture
3:00 PM.The opening section of the William Tell Overture by Rossini played by an ensemble of cellists (and a lone double bass) led by Andrew Joyce. Audio
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CASALS: Song of the Birds
3:00 PM.Pau Casal's arrangement of the traditional Catalan folk song 'Song of the Birds', played by Rolf Gjelsten and an ensemble of cellists. Audio
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VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas Brasileiras No 5, Cantilena
3:00 PM.Soprano Jenny Wollerman sings the Cantilena from Bachianas Brasileiras No 5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos with an ensemble of Adam Festival cellists. Audio
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FALLA: Suite of Spanish Folk Songs
3:00 PM.The cello ensemble of the Adam Chamber Music Festival plays the Suite of Spanish Folk Songs (Suite Populaire Espagnol) by Manuel de Falla. Audio
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KLENGEL: Hymnus Opus 57
3:00 PM.The cello ensemble of the Adam Chamber Music Festival plays 'Hymnus' by Julius Klengel. Audio
For RNZ Concert and RNZ Music
Tim Dodd, Producer
Graham Kennedy, Darryl Stack, Recording Engineers