ENRICO MAINARDI – THE CELLO CHAMPION (10 CDS) DOCUMENT

Enrico Mainardi (* 1887 in Milan, +1976 in Munich) held a special position among the major cellists of the 20th century. His name is linked to some of the most important premieres, such as the concerts by Hindemith, Malipiero and Pizzetti. Benchmark recordings of these are a part of this 10-CD documentation. From ´33 until 69´he taught cello and composition at Italy‘s famous Accademia Nationale di Santa Cecilia in Rome and also gave master classes in Salzburg, Lucerne, Stockholm, Hamburg, Helsinki, Edinburgh among others. The most important recordings from Enrico Mainardi’s “sound-legacy” are summarized on the CDs of this documentary, including the early recording of „Don Quixote“ under the direction of the composer Richard Strauss, on whose personal request Mainardi took over the cello part. Masterworks by Bach, Beethoven, Boccherini, Brahms, Debussy, Dvorak, Haydn, Hindemith, Marcello, Malipiero, Pizzetti, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss, Tartini, Vivaldi

CD1
Antonin Dvorák (1841 – 1904)
CELLO CONCERTO OP. 104
KONZERT FÜR CELLO UND ORCHESTER OP. 104
1. 1. Allegro 15‘46
2. 2. Adagio ma non troppo 13‘10
3. 3. Allegro moderato 13‘27
Enrico Mainardi, Cello
Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Dir./ cond. Eugen Jochum
aufgen./ rec. 1950

Paul Hindemith (1895 – 1963)
CELLO CONCERTO (1940)
KONZERT FÜR CELLO UND ORCHESTER 1940
4. 1. Allegro moderato 10‘40
5. 2. Andante con moto 9‘46
6. 3. Allegro marciale 9‘48
Enrico Mainardi, Cello
Orchestra sinfonica della RAI Torino
Dir./cond. Carlo Zecchi
aufgen./ rec. c.1958, Live
Total Time 72.46

CD2
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
CELLO SONATA NO. 1 IN F MAJOR, OP. 5 NO. 1
SONATE FÜR VIOLONCELLO UND KLAVIER NR. 1, FDUR, OP. 5 NR. 1
I. 1. Adagio sostenuto 2‘59
2. 2. Allegro 11‘45
3. 3. Allegro vivace 7‘15

CELLO SONATA für NO. 2 IN G MINOR, OP. 5 NO. 2
SONATE FÜR VIOLONCELLO UND KLAVIER NR. 2, GMOLL, OP. 5 NR. 2
4. 1. Adagio sostenuto et espressivo 5‘31
5. 2. Allegro molto più tosto presto 8‘03
6. 3. Rondo. Allegro 9‘44

CELLO SONATA NO. 3 IN A MAJOR OP. 69
SONATE FÜR VIOLONCELLO UND KLAVIER, ADUR, OP. 69
7. 1. Allegro ma non tanto 14‘22
8. 2. Scherzo. Allegro molto 6‘30
9. 3. Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace 9‘55

Enrico Mainardi cello
Carlo Zecchi piano
recorded /aufgenommen 1955 (1-6) 1956 (7-9)
LPM 18 352 (1-6) from LPM 18 353 (7-9)
Total Time 76‘12

CD3
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
CELLO SONATA NO. 4 IN C MAJOR, OP. 102 NO. 1
SONATE FÜR VIOLONCELLO UND KLAVIER NR. 4, CDUR, OP. 102 NR. 1
I. 1. Andante – Allegro vivace 8‘36
2. 2. Adagio – Tempo d’Andante – Allegro vivace 6‘57

CELLO SONATA NO. 5 IN D MAJOR, OP. 102 NO. 2
SONATE FÜR VIOLONCELLO UND KLAVIER, DDUR, OP. 102 NR. 2
3. 1. Allegro con brio 7‘13
4. 2. Adagio con molto sentimento d’a etto 8‘35
5. 3. Allegro – Allegro fugato 5‘05
Enrico Mainardi cello
Carlo Zecchi piano
recorded /aufgenommen 1957 (LPM 18354)

Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)
ARPEGGIONE SONATA IN A MINOR, D821
SONATE FÜR VIOLONCELLO UND KLAVIER, AMOLL, ARPEGGIONE, D821
6. 1. Allegro moderato 12‘22
7. 2. Adagio 5‘25
8. 3. Allegretto 9’33
Enrico Mainardi cello
Guido Alberto Borciani piano
recorded /aufgenommen 1950 (LPE 17 157)
Total Time 63‘52

CD4
Giuseppe Tartini (1692 – 1770)
CELLO CONCERTO IN A MAJOR
CELLOKONZERT, ADUR
I. 1. Allegro 6‘36
2. 2. Larghetto 4‘39
3. 3. Allegro assai 6‘08
Enrico Mainardi cello
Festival Strings Lucerne
conductor / Dirigent Rudolf Baumgartner
recorded /aufgenommen 1958 from 14115 APM

Benedetto Marcello (1686 – 1724 od. 39)
CELLO SONATA IN F MAJOR
SONATE FÜR CELLO UND KLAVIER, FDUR
4. 1. Largo con espressione 4‘16
5. 2. Allegro 3‘02
6. 3. Largo 1‘23
7. 4. Allegro molto 2‘26
Enrico Mainardi cello
Carlo Zecchi piano
recorded /aufgenommen ca. 1952

Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715 – 1777)
CELLO CONCERTO IN A MAJOR
KONZERT FÜR VIOLONCELLO SOLO, STREICHER UND BASSO CONTINUO, ADUR
8. 1. Allegro 8‘11
9. 2. Largo 8‘08
10. 3. Allegro moderato 6‘13
Enrico Mainardi cello
Münchner Kammerorchester
recorded /aufgenommen 1957 from 14090 APM

BONUS
Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882 – 1973)
CELLO CONCERTO
KONZERT FÜR CELLO UND ORCHESTER
11. 1. Allegro moderato 3‘43
12. 2. Lento 6‘56
13. 3. Allegro 5‘14
Enrico Mainardi cello
Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam
conductor / Dirigent Eduard van Beinum
recorded /aufgenommen 1941, Live
Total Time 67‘11

CD5
Luigi Boccherini (1743 – 1805)
CELLO SONATA NO. 1 IN A MAJOR, G 13 / Cello-Sonate Nr. 1, A-Dur
I. 1. Allegro 4‘46
2. 2. Largo 4‘37
3. 3. Allegro 3‘26

CELLO SONATA NO. 6 IN A MAJOR, G 4 / Cello-Sonate Nr. 6, A-Dur
4. 1. Allegro moderato 4‘40
5. 2. Adagio 5‘34
6. 3. A ettuoso 4‘35

Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
CELLO SONATA NO. 1 IN E MINOR, OP. 38 / Sonate für Cello und Klavier Nr. 1,
e-Moll, op. 38
7. 1. Allegro non troppo 11‘11
8. 2. Allegretto quasi minuetto 6‘13
9. 3. Allegro 7‘06

CELLO SONATA NO. 2 IN F MAJOR, OP. 99 / Sonate für Cello und Klavier Nr. 2,
F-Dur, op. 99
10. 1. Allegro vivace 8‘19
11. 2. Adagio a ettuoso 6‘22
12. 3. Allegro passionato 6‘32
13. 4. Allegro molto 4‘44

Enrico Mainardi cello
Carlo Zecchi piano
recorded /aufgenommen ca. 1952
Total Time 78‘14

CD6
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
CELLO SUITE NO. 1 IN G MAJOR, BWV 1007 / Suite für Violoncello solo Nr.1,
G-Dur, BWV 1007
I. 1. Prélude 3‘02
2. 2. Allemande 5’05
3. 3. Courante 3‘22
4. 4. Sarabande 4‘17
5. 5. Menuet 4‘03
6. 6. Gigue 2‘06

CELLO SUITE NO. 2 IN D MINOR, BWV 1008 / Suite für Violoncello solo Nr. 2,
d-Moll, BWV 1008
7. 1. Prélude 4‘48
8. 2. Allemande 4‘41
9. 3. Courante 2‘43
10. 4. Sarabande 6‘17
11. 5. Menuet 3‘43
12. 6. Gigue 3‘16

CELLO SUITE NO. 3. IN C MAJOR, BWV 1009 / Suite für Violoncello solo Nr. 3,
C-Dur, BWV 1009
13. 1. Prélude 3‘51
14. 2. Allemande 3‘41
15. 3. Courante 5‘14
16. 4. Sarabande 5‘09
17. 5. Bourrèe 4‘07
18. 6. Gigue 3‘28

Enrico Mainardi cello recorded /aufgenommen 1954
14029 APM (1-12) from 14044 APM (13-18)
Total Time 73‘00

CD7
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) CD 7
CELLO SUITE NO. 4 IN E-FLAT MAJOR, BWV 1010 / Suite für Violoncello solo Nr.
4, Es-Dur, BWV 1010
1. 1. Prélude 5‘55
2. 2. Allemande 3‘53
3. 3. Courante 4‘38
4. 4. Sarabande 5‘31
5. 5. Bourrée 6‘10
6. 6. Gigue 3‘04

CELLO SUITE NO. 5 IN C MINOR, BWV 1011 / Suite für Violoncello solo Nr. 5,
c-Moll, BWV 1011
7. 1. Prélude 9‘14
8. 2. Allemande 6‘24
9. 3. Courante 3‘28
10. 4. Sarabande 3‘43
11. 5. Gavotte 6‘06
12. 6. Gigue 3‘24

Enrico Mainardi cello
recorded /aufgenommen 1954 (1-6) 1955 (7-12) from 14044 APM (1-6) 13034 AP (7-12)

Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741)
CELLO CONCERTO IN G MAJOR, RV 413 (PV 120) / Cello-Konzert G-Dur, RV 413
13. 1. Allegro 4‘38
14. 2. Largo 4‘10
15. 3. Allegro 3‘22
Enrico Mainardi cello Festival Strings Lucerne conductor / Dirigent Rudolf Baumgartner
recorded /aufgenommen 1958 (181 005 SEPA)
Total Time 73‘50

CD8
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
CELLO SUITE NO. 6 IN D MAJOR, BWV 1012 / Suite für Violoncello solo Nr. 6,
D-Dur, BWV 1012
I. 1. Prélude 6‘54
2. 2. Allemande 9‘39
3. 3. Courante 4‘25
4. 4. Sarabande 6‘26
5. 5. Gavotte 5‘37
6. 6. Gigue 5‘08
Enrico Mainardi cello recorded /aufgenommen 1955 (14061 APM)

Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809)
CELLO CONCERTO NO. 2 IN D MAJOR, HOB. VIIB:2 / Cello-Konzert Nr. 2, D-Dur,
op. 101, Hob. VIIb:2
7. 1. Allegro moderato 13‘42
8. 2. Adagio 6‘43
9. 3. Rondo. Allegro 6‘30
Enrico Mainardi cello Berliner Philharmoniker conductor / Dirigent Fritz Lehmann
recorded /aufgenommen 1952 from LPM 18222

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
10. VARIATIONS IN E-FLAT MAJOR, WoO46 10‘41
ON „ BEI MÄNNERN, WELCHE LIEBE FÜHLEN“ FROM „DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE“
Variationen in Es-Dur über „Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen“
aus „Die Zauber öte“ (Mozart), WoO46
Enrico Mainardi cello recorded /aufgenommen 1956 from LPM 18353
Total Time 75‘55

CD9
Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880 – 1968) CD 9
CELLO CONCERTO IN C MAJOR / Cello-Konzert C-Dur
I. 1. Concitato 15‘32
2. 2. Largo 12‘24
3. 3. Allegro energico, ma non troppo mosso 10‘08
Enrico Mainardi cello Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI Torino
conductor / Dirigent Carlo Maria Giulini recorded /aufgenommen 1962, Live

Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918)
CELLO SONATA IN D MINOR / Sonate für Cello und Klavier d-Moll
4. 1. Prologue 5‘08
5. 2. Sérénade 3‘27
6. 3. Finale 3‘32
Enrico Mainardi cello Carlo Zecchi piano
recorded /aufgenommen 1958

Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
CELLO CONCERTO IN A MINOR, OP. 129 / Cello-Konzert a-Moll, op. 129
7. 1. Nicht zu schnell 12‘09
8. 2. Langsam – Etwas lebhafter – Schneller 4‘54
9. 3. Sehr lebhaft 8‘29
Enrico Mainardi cello RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conductor / Dirigent Fritz
Lehmann
recorded /aufgenommen 1954 from LPM 18222
Total Time 75‘56

CD10
Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949)
I. 1. DON QUIXOTE, OP. 35 37‘28
13 fantastic variations on a theme of knghtly character – for large orchestra
13 fantastische Variationen über ein Thema ritterlichen Charakters
– für großes Orchester
Enrico Mainardi cello Georg Kniestädt violin Karl Reitz viola
Staatskapelle Berlin conductor / Dirigent Richard Strauss recorded /aufgenommen
1933

Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
DOUBLE CONCERTO IN A MINOR, OP. 102 / Konzert für Violine und Cello a-Moll,
op. 102
2. 1. Allegro non troppo 17‘00
3. 2. Adagio 7‘45
4. 3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace 9‘02
Georg Kulenkampff violin Enrico Mainardi cello
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conductor / Dirigent Carl Schuricht
recorded /aufgenommen 1947
Total Time 71‘21