Paul Tortelier

Paul Tortelier (21 March 1914 – 18 December 1990) 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.

Bach: The Six Cello Suites, BWV 1007 - 1012 - 2026-03-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1, The Swan, Allegro appassionato, Caprice, Le déluge & Wedding Cake - 2026-03-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Mendelssohn: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 - 2026-02-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Klaus Tennstedt Live, Vol. 5 - 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings, Piano Concerto No. 2, Cello Concerto No. 1 & Fantastic Dances - 2024-04-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 & Cello Concerto - 2023-01-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Complete Cello Sonatas & Variations - 2021-07-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Isaac Stern Live, Vol. 3 - 2021-01-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Bach, Mozart & Others: Works (Live) - 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Paul Tortelier: RIAS Recordings (Cello Works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Bach, Fauré, Paganini, Schumann, Casella, Kodály & Tortelier) - 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Paul Tortelier Plays Bach - 2019-11-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Christian Ferras, Vol. 2: Beethoven Triple & Brahms Double Concertos (Live) - 2017-06-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 - Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 & Cello Concerto - 2017-05-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Elgar: Cello Concerto; Serenade for Strings - 2015-07-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata, D. 821, Paul Tortelier vs. Maurice Gendron (Compare 2 Versions) - 2014-06-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Bach: Complete Cello Suites, Pierre Fournier vs. Paul Tortelier (Compare 2 Versions) - 2014-02-10T00:00:00.000000Z

The Very Best of Paul Tortelier - 2012-07-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Bach, Vol. 07 - Cello Suites - 2011-05-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 & Violin Concerto No. 1 - 2007-01-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme; Lalo: Cello Conceto etc. - 2005-11-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Elgar: Falstaff, Cello Concerto & Transcriptions - 2004-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Suites For Solo Cello - 2003-03-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Suites For Solo Cello Nr. 1-3 - 2003-03-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Dvořák: Cello Concerto - Brahms: Double Concerto - 2003-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Smörgasbord: Encores and Short Pieces for Cello and Piano - 2001-09-01T00:00:00.000000Z