Reinecke: Cello Concerto Michael Samis

• 1 I. Allegro moderato 14:24
• 2 II. Andante con moto 07:05
• 3 III. Allegro vivace 05:45
• 4 Thrinos 07:44
• 5 Adagio 04:34
• 6 Allegro 04:49
• 7 I. Prelude 02:34
• 8 II. Allegro 02:30
• 9 III. Canzona 02:55
• 10 IV. Allegro 02:50
• 11 Mariel (version for cello and marimba) 10:58
• Total Runtime 01:06:08

Info for Reinecke: Cello Concerto

Sometimes, great music is forgotten and overlooked. Like a precious gem or piece of gold buried in the dirt – with the passage of time people fail to remember. The forgotten Cello Concerto, composed by the gifted and prolific Carl Reinecke is one of those lost gems that deserve a dusting off and a return into the repertoire.

Nashville Symphony Orchestra cellist Michael Samis has undertaken a daunting task – resurrecting Carl Reinecke’s Cello Concerto Op.82. Mr. Samis rediscovered the little-known Romantic era piece while searching for unique repertoire for his debut solo album.

Backed by the Gateway Chamber Orchestra (in which he is also a member), he’ll be bringing his cellistic chops to both the Reinecke and Ernest Ansermet’s 1943 orchestration of Schumann’s Adagio and Allegro. The album will also include two solo works for cello – John Tavener’s Threnos and Ernest Bloch’s Suite #1 - as well as Osvaldo Golijov’s Mariel, with Eric Willie on marimba.

Michael Samis, cello
Eric Willie, marimba (on track 11)
James Button, oboe (on tracks 5, 6)
Gateway Chamber Orchestra
Gregory Wolynec, conductor

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