The Albums

 of

Erling Blöndal Bengtsson

 

These CD´s represent world-class cello artistry.

 It is playing that satisfies in every respect.

    Bengtsson, once a pupil of Gregor Piatigorsky and la- ter his assistent at the Curtis Institute of Music, is at the height of his powers, and performs very much in the style and spirit of his famed Master. However, he is by no means an imita- tor. Irrespective of what he plays there is a sence of elegance, impeccable technique, silvery tonal timbre, a full range of ex- pressive subtleties, and imaginative phrasing - all conceived in the spirit of the composer.

     Bengtsson´s Dvorak and Schumann concertos are noble in concept, intensely romantic, eloquently stated, and pristine in clarity. The Haydn and Boccherini concertos are purely etched and models of classical musicality. Reger´s Suites, strongly wrought in the mood and tradition of Bach, display Bengtsson´s mastery in solo performance.

                                                         Henry Roth, The Strad

 

J.S. Bach

6 Suites for Solo Cello

 

DanaCord

 

Cello Concertos

Haydn and Boccherini

Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra

Erling Blöndal Bengtsson, Cello

Ilya Stupel, Conductor

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Solo Cello Works

Hindemith, Dallapiccola, Henze.

Khatchaturian, Kodály

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Solo Cello Works

Alfredo Piatti and Niels Viggo Bentzon

MP3 samples: Piatti - Moderato ma energico

Bentzon - Allegro molto moderato

 

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Cello Concertos

Schumann and Dvorak

Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra

Erling Blöndal Bengtsson, Cello

Ilya Stupel, Conductor

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Cello Concertos

Lalo, Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky

Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra

Erling Blöndal Bengtsson, Cello

Ilya Stupel, Conductor

MP3 sample: Lalo - Introduction. Andante - Allegro vivace

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Complete Works for Cello and Piano

Erling Blöndal Bengtsson, Cello

Anker Blyme, Piano

                                                 DanaCord          

Bagatelles

for Cello and Guitar

Erling Blöndal Bengtsson, Cello

Ingolf Olsen, Guitar

 

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Cello Concerto

Jón Nordal

 Icelandic Symphony Orchestra

Erling Blöndal Bengtsson, Cello

Petri Sakari, Conductor

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Cello Concerto

Jan Maegaard

Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

Erling Blöndal Bengtsson, Cello

Tamás Vetö, Conductor

DanaCord

Solo Cello Works

Max Reger and Eugéne Ysa˙e

 

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Sonatas for Cello and Piano

Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich

Erling Blöndal Bengtsson, Cello

Nina Kavtaradze, Piano

MP3 samples: Rachmaninov - Allegro scherzando

Shostakovich - Allegretto

 

Kontrapunkt

Sonatas for Cello and Piano

Johannes Brahms

Erling Blöndal Bengtsson, Cello

Nina Kavtaradze, Piano

 

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Sonatas for Cello and Piano

Barber, Debussy, Prokofiev

Erling Blöndal Bengtsson, Cello

Nina Kavtaradze, Piano

 

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Solo Cello Works

¨The Nordic Cello¨

Sibelius, Nordheim, Rosenberg, Bentzon, Sveinsson

(View the review in THE STRAD, Feb. 2002:"Erling Blöndal Bengtsson - a giant of the cello")

MP3 samples: Sibelius, Theme and Variations

Rosenberg, Intermezzo                                                                                             

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Cello Concerto

Atli Heimir Sveinsson

The Reykjavik Chamber Orchestra

Erling Blöndal Bengtsson, Cello

Gudmundur Óli Gunnarsson, Conductor

ITM

Sonatas for Cello and Piano

Chopin - Grieg

Erling Blöndal Bengtsson, Cello

Nina Kavtaradze, Piano

MP3 Samples:

Grieg Sonata, Allegro - Allegro molto e marcato 

Chopin Sonata, Largo

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