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Lynn Harrell

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Suite for Cello Solo No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: 1. PréludeLynn Harrell

Listen to Suite for Cello Solo No. 1 in G, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande by Lynn Harrell, see lyrics, music video & more!

Suite for Cello Solo No. 1 in G, BWV 1007: IV. SarabandeLynn Harrell

Listen to von Paradis: Sicilienne by Lynn Harrell & Bruno Canino, see lyrics, music video & more!

von Paradis: SicilienneLynn Harrell & Bruno Canino

Listen to Beau soir by Lynn Harrell & Bruno Canino, see lyrics, music video & more!

Beau soirLynn Harrell & Bruno Canino

Listen to Ghazel for Cello & Strings - Transc. Sam Dennison by Lynn Harrell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner, see lyrics, music video & more!

Ghazel for Cello & Strings - Transc. Sam DennisonLynn Harrell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner

Listen to Suite for Cello Solo No. 3 in C, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande by Lynn Harrell, see lyrics, music video & more!

Suite for Cello Solo No. 3 in C, BWV 1009: IV. SarabandeLynn Harrell

Listen to Rachmaninov: Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 by Lynn Harrell & Vladimir Ashkenazy, see lyrics, music video & more!

Rachmaninov: Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14Lynn Harrell & Vladimir Ashkenazy

Listen to Kol Nidrei, Op. 47 by Lynn Harrell, Philharmonia Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy, see lyrics, music video & more!

Kol Nidrei, Op. 47Lynn Harrell, Philharmonia Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy

Listen to Salut d'amour, Op. 12 by Lynn Harrell & Bruno Canino, see lyrics, music video & more!

Salut d'amour, Op. 12Lynn Harrell & Bruno Canino

Listen to Suite for Cello Solo No. 1 in G, BWV 1007: 1. Prélude by Lynn Harrell, see lyrics, music video & more!

Suite for Cello Solo No. 1 in G, BWV 1007: 1. PréludeLynn Harrell

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Listen to Nova by Speculum Musicae, Emanuel Ax & Lynn Harrell

ALBUMNovaSpeculum Musicae, Emanuel Ax & Lynn Harrell

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Listen to The Known Unknowns by Lynn Harrell & Angeli Ensemble

ALBUMThe Known UnknownsLynn Harrell & Angeli Ensemble

Listen to Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1; Symphony No. 9 - Liadov: Baba Yaga; A Musical Snuffbox; The Enchanted Lake by Lynn Harrell, Gerard Schwarz & Seattle Symphony

ALBUMShostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1; Symphony No. 9 - Liadov: Baba Yaga; A Musical Snuffbox; The Enchanted LakeLynn Harrell, Gerard Schwarz & Seattle Symphony

Listen to Cello Music by Sebastian Hess, Julius Berger, László Fenyö, Eun-Sun Hong, Leonard Elschenbroich, Miklós Perényi, Gidon Kremer, David Geringas, Ula Ulijona, Lynn Harrell, Pavel Gililov, Gabriel Schwabe, Young-Chang Cho, Gary Hoffman, David Selig, Mischa Maisky, Andreas Brantelid, Arto Noras, Ralf Gothóni, Natalia Gutman, Viatcheslav Poprugin, Jascha Nemtsov, Neeme Järvi, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Cellissimo, Sabine Ambos, Andrei Pushkarev, Monika Leskovar, Giovanni Sollima, Lucianne Brady, Kremerata Baltica & Marie-Elisabeth Hecker

ALBUMCello MusicSebastian Hess, Julius Berger, László Fenyö, Eun-Sun Hong, Leonard Elschenbroich, Miklós Perényi, Gidon Kremer, David Geringas, Ula Ulijona, Lynn Harrell, Pavel Gililov, Gabriel Schwabe, Young-Chang Cho, Gary Hoffman, David Selig, Mischa Maisky, Andreas Brantelid, Arto Noras, Ralf Gothóni, Natalia Gutman, Viatcheslav Poprugin, Jascha Nemtsov, Neeme Järvi, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Cellissimo, Sabine Ambos, Andrei Pushkarev, Monika Leskovar, Giovanni Sollima, Lucianne Brady, Kremerata Baltica & Marie-Elisabeth Hecker

Listen to Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35 by Lynn Harrell, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Gerard Schwarz

ALBUMStrauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35Lynn Harrell, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Gerard Schwarz

Listen to Beethoven: Piano Trios Nos. 1 - 4 "Gassenhauer" & "Kakadu" Variations by Lynn Harrell, Vladimir Ashkenazy & Itzhak Perlman

ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Trios Nos. 1 - 4 "Gassenhauer" & "Kakadu" VariationsLynn Harrell, Vladimir Ashkenazy & Itzhak Perlman

ALBUMDuos for Violin & CelloLynn Harrell & Nigel Kennedy

Listen to Beethoven: Cello Sonatas by Barry Tuckwell, Lynn Harrell & Vladimir Ashkenazy

ALBUMBeethoven: Cello SonatasBarry Tuckwell, Lynn Harrell & Vladimir Ashkenazy

Listen to Schubert: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2 by Pinchas Zukerman, Lynn Harrell & Vladimir Ashkenazy

ALBUMSchubert: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2Pinchas Zukerman, Lynn Harrell & Vladimir Ashkenazy

Listen to Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne- Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, English Chamber Orchestra, Lynn Harrell & Jeffrey Tate

ALBUMCanteloube: Chants d'Auvergne- Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, English Chamber Orchestra, Lynn Harrell & Jeffrey Tate

Listen to Debussy: Violin Sonata - Cello Sonata - Ravel: Piano Trio by Itzhak Perlman, Lynn Harrell & Vladimir Ashkenazy

ALBUMDebussy: Violin Sonata - Cello Sonata - Ravel: Piano TrioItzhak Perlman, Lynn Harrell & Vladimir Ashkenazy

Listen to Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante; Cello Concertino by Lynn Harrell, Vladimir Ashkenazy & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMProkofiev: Sinfonia Concertante; Cello ConcertinoLynn Harrell, Vladimir Ashkenazy & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Brahms: Piano Trios Nos 1 - 3 by Itzhak Perlman, Lynn Harrell & Vladimir Ashkenazy

ALBUMBrahms: Piano Trios Nos 1 - 3Itzhak Perlman, Lynn Harrell & Vladimir Ashkenazy

Listen to Erb: Chamber Music by Cavani Quartet, Gregg Henegar, Gregory Fulkerson & Lynn Harrell

ALBUMErb: Chamber MusicCavani Quartet, Gregg Henegar, Gregory Fulkerson & Lynn Harrell

Listen to Mendelssohn: Cello Sonatas, Variations Concertantes & 2 Lieder ohne Worte by Lynn Harrell & Bruno Canino

ALBUMMendelssohn: Cello Sonatas, Variations Concertantes & 2 Lieder ohne WorteLynn Harrell & Bruno Canino

Listen to Beethoven: Complete String Trios by Itzhak Perlman, Lynn Harrell & Pinchas Zukerman

ALBUMBeethoven: Complete String TriosItzhak Perlman, Lynn Harrell & Pinchas Zukerman

Listen to Haydn & Vivaldi: Cello Concertos by Lynn Harrell, Pinchas Zukerman, Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St Martin in the Fields

ALBUMHaydn & Vivaldi: Cello ConcertosLynn Harrell, Pinchas Zukerman, Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Listen to Schubert: String Quintet in C Major D.956 - Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-Flat, Op. 44 by James Levine, Walter Levin, Henry Meyer, Peter Kamnitzer, Lynn Harrell & Lee Fiser

ALBUMSchubert: String Quintet in C Major D.956 - Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-Flat, Op. 44James Levine, Walter Levin, Henry Meyer, Peter Kamnitzer, Lynn Harrell & Lee Fiser

ALBUMTchaikovsky: Piano TrioItzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy & Lynn Harrell

Listen to Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 - C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concerto in A Major by Lynn Harrell & Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra

ALBUMHaydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 - C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concerto in A MajorLynn Harrell & Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra

Listen to Shostakovich & Prokofiev: Cello Sonatas by Lynn Harrell & Vladimir Ashkenazy

ALBUMShostakovich & Prokofiev: Cello SonatasLynn Harrell & Vladimir Ashkenazy

Listen to Bach, J.S. & Handel: Viola da gamba Sonatas by Lynn Harrell & Igor Kipnis

ALBUMBach, J.S. & Handel: Viola da gamba SonatasLynn Harrell & Igor Kipnis

Listen to V. Herbert: Cello Concertos by Lynn Harrell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner

ALBUMV. Herbert: Cello ConcertosLynn Harrell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner

Listen to Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-5 by Lynn Harrell & Vladimir Ashkenazy

ALBUMBeethoven: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-5Lynn Harrell & Vladimir Ashkenazy

Listen to Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata; Romance; Vocalise etc by Lynn Harrell & Vladimir Ashkenazy

ALBUMRachmaninov: Cello Sonata; Romance; Vocalise etcLynn Harrell & Vladimir Ashkenazy

Listen to Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 - Bloch: Schelomo by Lynn Harrell, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink & Julia van Leer-Studebaker

ALBUMShostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 - Bloch: SchelomoLynn Harrell, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink & Julia van Leer-Studebaker

Listen to Bach: The Cello Suites by Lynn Harrell

ALBUMBach: The Cello SuitesLynn Harrell

Listen to Lalo: Cello Concerto; Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 2 by Lynn Harrell, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Riccardo Chailly

ALBUMLalo: Cello Concerto; Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 2Lynn Harrell, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Riccardo Chailly

Listen to Dvořák: Cello Concerto - Bruch: Kol Nidrei by Lynn Harrell, Philharmonia Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy

ALBUMDvořák: Cello Concerto - Bruch: Kol NidreiLynn Harrell, Philharmonia Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy

Listen to Brahms: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 by Lynn Harrell & Vladimir Ashkenazy

ALBUMBrahms: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2Lynn Harrell & Vladimir Ashkenazy

Listen to Brahms: Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 102 & Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 by Zubin Mehta, Pinchas Zukerman & Lynn Harrell

ALBUMBrahms: Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 102 & Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80Zubin Mehta, Pinchas Zukerman & Lynn Harrell

Listen to Schoenberg: Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21 by Pierre Boulez, Daniel Barenboim, Yvonne Minton, Pinchas Zukerman, Lynn Harrell, Michel Debost & Antony Pay

ALBUMSchoenberg: Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21Pierre Boulez, Daniel Barenboim, Yvonne Minton, Pinchas Zukerman, Lynn Harrell, Michel Debost & Antony Pay

About Lynn Harrell

Hometown

New York, United States of America

Born

1944

Genre

Classical

American cellist Lynn Harrell was a deeply thoughtful yet urgently spontaneous musician who excelled equally as soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player, and teacher/mentor. Born in 1944 in Manhattan, he studied with Leonard Rose at the Juilliard School and then Orlando Cole at the Curtis Institute. He looked set for a solo career, but losing both (musical) parents in quick succession during his teenage years left him feeling in need of an alternative family, so between 1964 and 1971 he played principal cello with the greatest distinction under George Szell at the Cleveland Orchestra. Rave notices following a Lincoln Center recital with conductor/pianist James Levine led directly to the first of more than 80 recordings, initially with RCA and then (mostly) Decca and EMI/Warner. His outstanding musical partnership with pianist/conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy is highlighted by probingly sensitive yet exhilarating accounts of Dvorak’s Cello Concerto (rec. 1982 with the Philharmonia Orchestra) and Rachmaninov’s Cello Sonata (rec. 1984). Harrell died in 2020, aged 76.

Lynn Harrell has also released music as a member of The Cleveland Orchestra.