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About
Paul Tortelier was a French cellist and composer. After an outstanding student career at the Conservatoire de Paris he played in orchestras in France and the US before the Second World War. After the war he became a well-known soloist, playing in countries round the globe. He taught at music schools in France, Germany and China, and gave televised masterclasses in England. He was particularly associated with the solo part in Richard Strauss's Don Quixote, cello concertos by Elgar and others, and Bach's Cello Suites.
Top Tracks
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Vivaldi: Cello Sonata No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 14, RV 40: III. Largo
Vivaldi: 6 Cello Sonatas
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Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
Paul Tortelier Plays Bach
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Delius: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello: II. Slowly and Quietly
Delius: Violin Concerto & Double Concerto for Violin and Cello
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String Quintet in C Major, D. 956: II. Adagio
Pablo Casals - l'émotion du violoncelle
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Bach, JS: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande
Bach: The Six Cello Suites, BWV 1007 - 1012
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Bach, JS: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: VI. Menuet II
Bach: The Six Cello Suites, BWV 1007 - 1012
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Bach, JS: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: II. Allemande
Bach: The Six Cello Suites, BWV 1007 - 1012
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Bach, JS: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande
Bach: The Six Cello Suites, BWV 1007 - 1012
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Bach, JS: Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande
Bach: The Six Cello Suites, BWV 1007 - 1012
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Bach, JS: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante
Bach: The Six Cello Suites, BWV 1007 - 1012
