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About the artist Pieter Wispelwey

Pieter Wispelwey was born in Haarlem in the Netherlands in 1962. Wispelwey's diverse musical personality is rooted in the training he received-firstly from regular exposure from a very early age to his father's amateur string quartet when they rehearsed at the Wispelwey home, to lessons with Dicky Boeke and Anner Bylsma in Amsterdam followed by studies with Paul Katz in the USA and William Pleeth in the UK. In 1990 his first recording with Channel Classics, The Bach Cello Suites, was released to great acclaim and in 1992 he was the first cellist ever to receive the Netherlands Music Prize, which is endowed upon the most promising young musician in the Netherlands; thus his path was secured to the busy and varied career he has today. He has always been at home on the modern cello with metal and/or gut strings as he is on the baroque 4 string and 5 string cello. Therefore he covers a repertoire from JS Bach to Elliott Carter drawing on a palette of sounds and colours available from his range of instruments, string set-ups and bows. Recitals have always played a major part in Wispelwey's concert diary. As a recitalist with piano, he has the entire main repertoire at his disposal, which is always ready for performance, often at very short notice. He is not, and has never been, the type of soloist who tours the world with one or two recital programmes and a couple of concertos per season. He has appeared with a variety of orchestras and ensembles both with and without conductors. Notable projects without conductors have been the touring and recording of the Schumann and Shostakovich cello concertos with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. He has also appeared, with conductor, with the Rotterdam Philharmonic, the BBC symphony orchestra, the Russian National Symphony, Camerata Academica Salzburg, Mahler Chamber Orchestra and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen to name but a few and has recorded with the Netherlands Philharmonic and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic. During the last decade he has been regarded as one of the leading cello soloists.

CDs and DVDs featuring the artist Pieter Wispelwey

CATALOGUE NR: CCS8695
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Celloconcert in B minor op.104. Rondo in G minor op.94. Klid 'Silent Woods' transcription from the Bohemian forest op.68 No.5 (Dvorak). Chant Triste op.56 No.3 (Arensky). Andante cantabile op.11 transcription from string quartet No.1 in D (Tchaikovsky). Am Springbrunnen op.20 No.2 (Davidov).
ORCHESTRA: Netherlands Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Lawrence Renes
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey   Paolo Giacometti    

- Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: CCSSA25807
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.85
RELEASE DATE: 15-Oct-2007

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak
TRACKS: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor op.104 B191. Symphonic Variations for Orchestra op.78 On 'I am a Fiddler' B66/3 B70.
ORCHESTRA: Budapest Festival Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Ivan Fischer
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: live recording Dec-2006 Palace of Arts Budapest - Nov-2007 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: CCS6294
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 01-May-1997

COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi
TITLE: Cello Sonatas
TRACKS: Sonata No.6 in B flat major. Sonata No.7 in G minor. Sonata No.9 in E flat major. Sonata No.8 in A minor. Sonata No.5 in E minor. Sonata No.4 in B flat major.
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey   Florilegium    

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CATALOGUE NR: CCS10097
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50

COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi
TRACKS: Larghetto in D minor from F major violin concerto RV295. Concerto in A minor:- Allegro from RV421. Siciliano from RV415 (orig. G Major). Allegro from RV421. Largo in F major from violin concerto RV190 (orig. C major). Concerto in F major:- Allegro from RV410. Largo from RV407 (orig. G minor). Allegro molto from RV411. Adagio in C major from concerto for strings RV109. Allegro Vivace in D major from RV404 (3rd movement). Largo in D major from violin concerto RV226. Concerto in B minor RV424. Largo in C major from violin concerto RV383 (orig. B flat major). Concerto in G Major for violoncello, strings and basso continuo RV413. Largo in G major from violin concerto RV341 (orig. A major). Concerto in a minor RV422. Alla Breve in G major, from violoncello concerto RV415 (third movement).
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey   Florilegium    

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CATALOGUE NR: CCSSA17102
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.85

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TRACKS: Suite No.1 op.72. Suite No.2 op.80. Suite No.3 op.87.
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey      

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CATALOGUE NR: CCS12898
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: One of a kind
TRACKS: Music for Nederlands Dans Theater - from The Harmonic Choir (David Hykes). from the 4th and 6th Book of Madrigals (Carlo Gesualdo). Frame Cut Frame. Dawn. Swings. Looking for Astrid. Ball of Fun. Approaching Hegyeshalom. Lamento from Cello Suite No.1 (Benjamin Britten). Excerpts from Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano (John Cage). Excerpts from La Belle Dame sans Merci for solo cello (Meijering). Pied Butcher Birds of Spirey Creek (Lumsdaine).
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey   Brett Dean    

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CATALOGUE NR: CCS17198
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TITLE: Three Cello Suites
TRACKS: Suite No.1 op.72. Suite No.2 op.80. Suite No.3 op.87.
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey      

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CATALOGUE NR: GLO5074
RECORD LABEL: Globe
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.35

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TITLE: Three Suites for Cello Solo
TRACKS: Suite No.1 op.72. Suite No.2 op.80. Suite No.3 op.87
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey      

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CATALOGUE NR: CCSSA18602
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.85
RELEASE DATE: 23-Sep-2002

COMPOSER: Cesar Franck  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Sonatas
TRACKS: Sonata in A major (Franck). Adagio und Allegro op.700 (Schumann). Sonata in D major op.78 (Brahms).
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey   Paolo Giacometti    

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CATALOGUE NR: CCS18698
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 26-Aug-2002

COMPOSER: Cesar Franck  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Sonatas
TRACKS: Sonata in A major (Franck). Adagio und Allegro op.700 (Schumann). Sonata in D major op.78 (Brahms).
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey   Paolo Giacometti    

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CATALOGUE NR: CCSSA20003
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.85
RELEASE DATE: 07-Jul-2003

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor op.40 (Shostakovich). Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major op.119 (Prokofiev). Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major op.65 (Britten).
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey   Dejan Lazic    

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CATALOGUE NR: CCS20098
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 07-Jul-2003

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor op.40 (Shostakovich). Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major op.119 (Prokofiev). Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major op.65 (Britten).
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey   Dejan Lazic    

- Aug-2003 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Sep-2003 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Another winner from Wispelwey; playing of plentiful eloquence and imagination'

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CATALOGUE NR: CCSSA25308
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.85
RELEASE DATE: 22-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Cello Concerto No.2 in G op.126 (Shostakovich). Suite No.3 for Cello op.87 (Britten).
ORCHESTRA: Sinfonietta Cracovia
CONDUCTOR: Jurjen Hempel
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey      

- BBC Music Magazine 2009 Award Winner '2009 Awards for Technical Excellence.' - Sep-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: CCS12998
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50

COMPOSER: Edward Elgar  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Cello Concerto in E op.85 (Elgar). Cello Concerto (Lutoslawski).
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey      

- Jun-1999 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: CCSSEL1498
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: 4 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 19.99

COMPOSER: Edward Elgar  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Cello Concerto in E op.85 (Elgar). Cello Concerto (Lutoslawski). Works by Haydn / Schumann / Dvorak.
ORCHESTRA: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Jac van Steen
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey      

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CATALOGUE NR: CG06006
RECORD LABEL: Canal Grande
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.99
RELEASE DATE: 16-Oct-2006

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TRACKS: String Quintet in C major op.163 D956.
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey   Orpheus String Qt    

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CATALOGUE NR: CCS9696
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TRACKS: Sonata in A minor for Arpeggione and piano D821. Sonatina in D major for violoncello and piano D384 op.137 No.1. Sonatina in A minor for violoncello and piano D385 op.137 No.2. Sonatina in G minor for violoncello and piano D408 op.137 No.3.
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey   Paolo Giacometti    

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: ONYX4046
RECORD LABEL: Onyx Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 26-Oct-2009

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TRACKS: Duo - Sonata in A major D574. Sonata in A major D821 'Arpeggione'. Fantasy in C major D934.
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey   Paolo Giacometti    

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CATALOGUE NR: CCS10797
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Sonata in G minor op.65 for Violoncello and Piano (Chopin). Sonata for Violoncello and Piano (Poulenc). Elegie in C minor op.24. Romance in A major op.69. Piece pour Violoncelle - Papillon - in A major op.77 (Faure).
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey   Paolo Giacometti    

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CATALOGUE NR: CCS16298
RECORD LABEL: Channel Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TITLE: Cello Waltzes - volume 1
TRACKS: Grande Valse Brillante in D major op.18 Vivo. Prelude No.2 in a minor op.28 Lento. Mazurka in a minor -posth op.67 No.4 Allegretto. Valse in A major op.42. Prelude No.6 in b minor op.28 Lento assai. Mazurka in C major - posth op.67 No.3 Allegretto. Polonaise Brillante in C major op.3 Lento - Alla Polacca Allegro con spirito. Prelude No.4 in e minor op.28 Largo. Mazurka in a minor op.68 No.2 Lento.
ARTISTS: Pieter Wispelwey   Dejan Lazic    

- Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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