Recordings

BEETHOVEN : Complete Sonatas and Variations
CD 1
VARIATIONS EN FA MAJEUR OP.66
SONATE POUR VIOLONCELLE ET PIANO N°1 EN FA MAJEUR, OP.5 N°1
VARIATIONS EN SOL MAJEUR WOO 45
SONATE POUR VIOLONCELLE ET PIANO N°2 EN SOL MINEUR, OP.5 N°2
CD 2
SONATE POUR VIOLONCELLE ET PIANO N°3 EN LA MAJEUR, OP.69
VARIATIONS EN MI BÉMOL MAJEUR WOO 46
SONATE POUR VIOLONCELLE ET PIANO N°4 EN UT MAJEUR, OP.102 N°1
SONATE POUR VIOLONCELLE ET PIANO N°5 EN RÉ MAJEUR, OP.102 N°2
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Cinq pilliers pour un nouveau monde
Les cinq sonates pour violoncelle et piano de Beethoven posent les fondements de la pensée musicale du XXe siècle. Sous les doigts de Gary Hoffman et David Selig, ces cinq monuments de l’histoire de la musique, qui sont nés au début du XIXe siècle révèlent toute leur dimension prémonitoire. Pour ces deux immenses musiciens, il s’agit de l’aboutissement d’une complicité artistique née il y a plus de trente ans.
BUY / STREAM

BLOCH, ELGAR - The cello and the Great War
BLOCH – Schelomo, Rhapsodie Hébraïque for cello and orchestra
ELGAR – Cello concerto, op.85
Gary Hoffman, cello
Liège Royal Philharmonic
Christian Arming, conductor
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This is demonstrated once again by the performance of Gary Hoffman with the Liège Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under its Music Director Christian Arming. Here is an interpretation outstanding for its musicality and warmth.
In Bloch’s Schelomo, Gary Hoffman and Christian Arming detail the score with an almost improvisatory flexibility and sensuality: a great success! This is an ideal opportunity to (re)discover the music of Ernest Bloch, who affirmed his Hebrew roots in his music throughout his life.
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BRAHMS - The 2 Cello Sonatas
Sonata for cello and piano no.1 in E minor, op.38
Sonata for cello and piano no.2 in F major, op.99Gary Hoffman, cello
Claire Désert, pianoFOCUS
An unbearable lighteness of being Gary Hoffman. He is one of the music world’s best-kept secrets, a fine and uncompromising client. This is a disc to delight Brahmsians. The two contrasting, complementary sonatas here receive vital, deeply musical performances. With Gary Hoffman and pianist Claire Désert, both works surge and sing!
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MENDELSSOHN - The complete works
Cello Sonata No.2 in D major Op.58
Variations concertantes in D major op.17
Albumblatt
Song without Words for cello and piano op.109
Cello Sonata No.1 in B flat major Op.45Gary Hoffman, cello
David Selig, pianoFOCUS
To repair the injustice of Mendelssohn’s current reputation with musicians as a “minor” composer, Gary Hoffman and David Selig have recorded his complete works for cello and piano. In order to do justice to Mendelssohn, the perfectly constructed balance of the pieces and the interplay between the two instruments, it was necessary to unite two close friends, working together in perfect harmony.
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DVOŘÁK - String Sextet Op.48
Antonín Dvořák, String Sextet in A Major Op.48
Jerusalem Quartet
Gary Hoffman, celloHarmonia Mundi 2018
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New Dvořák recording featuring Gary Hoffman praised by Gramophone UK.
A recent recording of the Dvořák String Sextet, Op 48 was recently released by Harmonia Mundi, performed by the Jerusalem Quartet and featuring cellist Gary Hoffman. Gramophone UK calls it « gloriously melodic and atmospheric »