The
following is a representative (though by no means exhaustive) listing of possible
concert programs, which are easily amended according to length and instrumental
considerations. Approximate timings (in
minutes) are notated in brackets (e.g., [12’]), and intermissions are marked
with two dashes (--).
For more information or to book a concert, please visit the contact page.
Duo Programs with Piano and/or Harpsichord
Americana from Across the Pond [60’]
Rayner Taylor – Sonata for Violoncello and Fortepiano No. 5 in D Major (ca. 1790) [13’]
Antonín Dvořák – Violin Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100 (1893) [20’]
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Alexander Tcherepnin – Suite for Cello Solo (1946) [7’]
Nikolai Kapustin – Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 63 (1991) [20’]
The American Century [64’]
Kevin Puts – Air for cello and piano (2004) [8’]
John Harbison – Suite for Solo Cello (1993) [10’]
Samuel Barber – Cello Sonata, Op. 6 (1932) [18’]
--
Nikolai Kapustin [10’]
- Elegy for Cello and Piano, Op. 96 (1999)
- Burlesque, Op. 97 (1999)
- Nearly Waltz, Op. 98 (1999)
David Diamond – Violin Sonata No. 1 (arr. Swartz) (1943-46) [20’]
Paris in WWI [45’]
Paul Juon – Cello Sonata, Op. 54, Movement II. Andantino (1912) [4’]
Claude Debussy – Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in D minor (1915) [12’]
Claude Debussy – Clair de Lune (1905) [6’]
Maurice Ravel – Deux mélodies hébraïques, for voice & piano: No. 1, Kaddish (1914) [5’]
Gabriel Fauré – Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 109 (1917) [18’]
In the Shadow of World War II [68’]
Alexander Tcherepnin – Suite for Cello Solo (1946) [7’]
David Diamond – Violin Sonata No. 1 (arr. Swartz) (1943-46) [20’]
Lukas Foss – Capriccio for Violoncello and Piano (1948) [6’]
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Gyorgi Ligeti – Sonata for Solo Cello (1948-53) [9’]
Sergey Prokofiev – Cello Sonata, Op. 119 (1949) [26’]
Borrowed Violin Works [71’]
Gabriel Fauré – Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 (1878) [4’]
Johannes Brahms - Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 (arr. cello in D Major by Julius Klengel) (1879) [27’]
Antonín Dvořák – Violin Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100 (1893) [20’]
David Diamond – Violin Sonata No. 1 (arr. Swartz) (1943-46) [20’]
János Starker Tokyo Recital, July 1988 [64’]
J.S. Bach – Suite No. 3 in C Major for Unaccompanied Cello, BWV 1009 (1717-1723) [22’]
Zoltán Kodály – Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8 (1915) [31’]
Gaspar Cassadó – Solo Suite (1926) [11‘]
Jewish Life [65’]
Ernest Bloch – Jewish Life Suite (1925) [9’]
John Tavener – Thrinos (1990) [7’]
Maurice Ravel – Deux mélodies hébraïques, for voice & piano: No. 1, Kaddish (1914) [5’]
Max Bruch – Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 (1881) [12’]
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Meira W. Warshauer – In Memoriam September 11, 2001 (2001) [5’]
Ayala Asherov-Kalus – Yizkor (2002) [2’]
Felix Mendelssohn – Sonata for Violoncello and Piano No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58 (1843) [25’]
The 1740s [length varies]
Antonio Vivaldi – selections from Six Cello Sonatas, Op. 17 (1740)
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 1 in G Major for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord, BWV 1027 (ca. 1740)
Jacob Herman Klein – selections from Six Sonatas for Violoncello Solo, Op. 4 (1746)
Francisco Geminiani – selections from Six Sonatas for Cello and Basso Continuo, Op. 5 (1746)
The ’40s [ca. 70’]
Jacob Herman Klein – selections from Six Sonatas for Violoncello Solo, Op. 4 (1746)
Frédéric Chopin – Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 (1846) [30’]
Sergey Prokofiev – Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119 (1949) [26’]
Solo Cello
Earliest Works for Unaccompanied Cello [62’]
H.I.F. Biber – Passacaglia from Sonata XVI in G minor (arr. Swartz) (1674) [8’]
Giovanni Battista degli Antonii – 12 Ricercate, Op. 1 (1687) [6’]
- Ricercar III in F Major
- Ricercar X in G minor
Domenico Gabrielli – Sette Ricercari per violoncello (Seven Ricercares for Cello) (1689) [29’]
J.S. Bach – Suite No. 1 in G Major for Unaccompanied Cello, BWV 1007 (1717-1723) [19’]
Cello Meets Computer: Electroacoustic Program [64’]
Jacob ter Veldhuis (“JacobTV”) – TaTaTaTa for Cello and Ghettoblaster (1998) [5’]
Tom Williams – Dart for solo cello, live electronics, fixed media, and delays (2012) [16’]
Javier Alvarez – Le Repas du Serpent & Retour a la Raison for cello, pre-recorded tape, and projections (2002) [10’]
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Steve Reich – Cello Counterpoint for cello and multi-track CD (2003) [12’]
Rama Gottfried – Fluorescence for solo violoncello, wave field synthesis, and high-order ambisonics (2012) [8’]
Carl Vine – Inner World for amplified cello and pre-recorded tape (1994) [13’]
One Cello, Many Voices: A Study in Counterpoint [68’]
Jean-Louis Duport – Étude pour violoncello No. 8 (1806) [5’]
Benjamin Britten – Solo Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72 (1964) [27’]
--
J.S. Bach – Suite No. 2 in D minor for Unaccompanied Cello, BWV 1080 (1717-1723) [19’]
Christopher Rouse – Morpheus (1975) [5’]
Steve Reich – Cello Counterpoint for cello and multi-track CD (2003) [12’]
The American Century for Solo Cello [51’]
Mark O’Connor – Appalachia Waltz (1993) [4’]
Roger Sessions – Six Pieces for Cello Solo (1966) [11’]
Alexander Tcherepnin – Suite for Cello Solo (1946) [7’]
--
John Harbison – Suite for Solo Cello (1993) [10’]
Meira W. Warshauer – In Memoriam September 11, 2001 (2001) [5’]
Ayala Asherov-Kalus – Yizkor (2002) [2’]
Steve Reich – Cello Counterpoint for cello and multi-track CD (2003) [12’]
The Bach Suites [concerts vary from 45 minutes (2 Suites) to 2’20” (all 6 Suites)]
J.S. Bach – Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello, BWV 1007-12 (1717-1723)
The Britten Suites [75’]
Benjamin Britten – Cello Suites
- Solo Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72 (1964) [27’]
- Solo Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80 (1967) [25’]
- Solo Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 (1971) [23’]
For more information or to book a concert, please visit the contact page.
Duo Programs with Piano and/or Harpsichord
Americana from Across the Pond [60’]
Rayner Taylor – Sonata for Violoncello and Fortepiano No. 5 in D Major (ca. 1790) [13’]
Antonín Dvořák – Violin Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100 (1893) [20’]
--
Alexander Tcherepnin – Suite for Cello Solo (1946) [7’]
Nikolai Kapustin – Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 63 (1991) [20’]
The American Century [64’]
Kevin Puts – Air for cello and piano (2004) [8’]
John Harbison – Suite for Solo Cello (1993) [10’]
Samuel Barber – Cello Sonata, Op. 6 (1932) [18’]
--
Nikolai Kapustin [10’]
- Elegy for Cello and Piano, Op. 96 (1999)
- Burlesque, Op. 97 (1999)
- Nearly Waltz, Op. 98 (1999)
David Diamond – Violin Sonata No. 1 (arr. Swartz) (1943-46) [20’]
Paris in WWI [45’]
Paul Juon – Cello Sonata, Op. 54, Movement II. Andantino (1912) [4’]
Claude Debussy – Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in D minor (1915) [12’]
Claude Debussy – Clair de Lune (1905) [6’]
Maurice Ravel – Deux mélodies hébraïques, for voice & piano: No. 1, Kaddish (1914) [5’]
Gabriel Fauré – Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 109 (1917) [18’]
In the Shadow of World War II [68’]
Alexander Tcherepnin – Suite for Cello Solo (1946) [7’]
David Diamond – Violin Sonata No. 1 (arr. Swartz) (1943-46) [20’]
Lukas Foss – Capriccio for Violoncello and Piano (1948) [6’]
--
Gyorgi Ligeti – Sonata for Solo Cello (1948-53) [9’]
Sergey Prokofiev – Cello Sonata, Op. 119 (1949) [26’]
Borrowed Violin Works [71’]
Gabriel Fauré – Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 (1878) [4’]
Johannes Brahms - Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 (arr. cello in D Major by Julius Klengel) (1879) [27’]
Antonín Dvořák – Violin Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100 (1893) [20’]
David Diamond – Violin Sonata No. 1 (arr. Swartz) (1943-46) [20’]
János Starker Tokyo Recital, July 1988 [64’]
J.S. Bach – Suite No. 3 in C Major for Unaccompanied Cello, BWV 1009 (1717-1723) [22’]
Zoltán Kodály – Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8 (1915) [31’]
Gaspar Cassadó – Solo Suite (1926) [11‘]
Jewish Life [65’]
Ernest Bloch – Jewish Life Suite (1925) [9’]
John Tavener – Thrinos (1990) [7’]
Maurice Ravel – Deux mélodies hébraïques, for voice & piano: No. 1, Kaddish (1914) [5’]
Max Bruch – Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 (1881) [12’]
--
Meira W. Warshauer – In Memoriam September 11, 2001 (2001) [5’]
Ayala Asherov-Kalus – Yizkor (2002) [2’]
Felix Mendelssohn – Sonata for Violoncello and Piano No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58 (1843) [25’]
The 1740s [length varies]
Antonio Vivaldi – selections from Six Cello Sonatas, Op. 17 (1740)
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 1 in G Major for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord, BWV 1027 (ca. 1740)
Jacob Herman Klein – selections from Six Sonatas for Violoncello Solo, Op. 4 (1746)
Francisco Geminiani – selections from Six Sonatas for Cello and Basso Continuo, Op. 5 (1746)
The ’40s [ca. 70’]
Jacob Herman Klein – selections from Six Sonatas for Violoncello Solo, Op. 4 (1746)
Frédéric Chopin – Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 (1846) [30’]
Sergey Prokofiev – Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119 (1949) [26’]
Solo Cello
Earliest Works for Unaccompanied Cello [62’]
H.I.F. Biber – Passacaglia from Sonata XVI in G minor (arr. Swartz) (1674) [8’]
Giovanni Battista degli Antonii – 12 Ricercate, Op. 1 (1687) [6’]
- Ricercar III in F Major
- Ricercar X in G minor
Domenico Gabrielli – Sette Ricercari per violoncello (Seven Ricercares for Cello) (1689) [29’]
J.S. Bach – Suite No. 1 in G Major for Unaccompanied Cello, BWV 1007 (1717-1723) [19’]
Cello Meets Computer: Electroacoustic Program [64’]
Jacob ter Veldhuis (“JacobTV”) – TaTaTaTa for Cello and Ghettoblaster (1998) [5’]
Tom Williams – Dart for solo cello, live electronics, fixed media, and delays (2012) [16’]
Javier Alvarez – Le Repas du Serpent & Retour a la Raison for cello, pre-recorded tape, and projections (2002) [10’]
--
Steve Reich – Cello Counterpoint for cello and multi-track CD (2003) [12’]
Rama Gottfried – Fluorescence for solo violoncello, wave field synthesis, and high-order ambisonics (2012) [8’]
Carl Vine – Inner World for amplified cello and pre-recorded tape (1994) [13’]
One Cello, Many Voices: A Study in Counterpoint [68’]
Jean-Louis Duport – Étude pour violoncello No. 8 (1806) [5’]
Benjamin Britten – Solo Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72 (1964) [27’]
--
J.S. Bach – Suite No. 2 in D minor for Unaccompanied Cello, BWV 1080 (1717-1723) [19’]
Christopher Rouse – Morpheus (1975) [5’]
Steve Reich – Cello Counterpoint for cello and multi-track CD (2003) [12’]
The American Century for Solo Cello [51’]
Mark O’Connor – Appalachia Waltz (1993) [4’]
Roger Sessions – Six Pieces for Cello Solo (1966) [11’]
Alexander Tcherepnin – Suite for Cello Solo (1946) [7’]
--
John Harbison – Suite for Solo Cello (1993) [10’]
Meira W. Warshauer – In Memoriam September 11, 2001 (2001) [5’]
Ayala Asherov-Kalus – Yizkor (2002) [2’]
Steve Reich – Cello Counterpoint for cello and multi-track CD (2003) [12’]
The Bach Suites [concerts vary from 45 minutes (2 Suites) to 2’20” (all 6 Suites)]
J.S. Bach – Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello, BWV 1007-12 (1717-1723)
The Britten Suites [75’]
Benjamin Britten – Cello Suites
- Solo Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72 (1964) [27’]
- Solo Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80 (1967) [25’]
- Solo Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 (1971) [23’]
