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Best classical cello songs

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214 of the best classical cello songs

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    The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan (Arr. for Cello and Piano)Camille Saint-Saëns, Yo-Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott
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    Satie / Orch. Ducros: Gymnopédie No. 1Erik Satie, Gautier Capuçon, Jerome Ducros, Adrien Perruchon, Orchestre de chambre de Paris
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    Nothing Else MattersMiley Cyrus, WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith
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    Carnival of the Animals: The SwanCamille Saint-Saëns, Isata Kanneh-Mason, Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, Sheku Kanneh-Mason
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    The SwanCamille Saint-Saëns, Sebastian Comberti, Miriam Keogh
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    Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: The SwanCamille Saint-Saëns, Philippe Entremont, Gaby Casadesus, Yo-Yo Ma
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    Ave MariaCharles Gounod, Yo-Yo Ma
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    Le CygneCamille Saint-Saëns, Stéphane Tétreault, Fabien Gabel, Orchestre Symphonique De Québec
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    Saint-Saëns / Transcr. Vidal: Le carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le cygneCamille Saint-Saëns, Gautier Capuçon, Douglas Boyd, Orchestre de chambre de Paris
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    El cant dels ocells (Song of the Birds) (version for cello and orchestra)Pablo Casals, Harriet Krijgh, Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Gustavo Gimeno
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    Three Postludes (1981/82): Postlude No. 3Valentin Silvestrov, Anja Lechner, Silke Avenhaus
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    Tarde em itapuãToquinho, Vinícius de Moraes, Ophélie Gaillard, Romain Lécuyer
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    The Mission: Gabriel's OboeEnnio Morricone, Yo-Yo Ma, Roma Sinfonietta
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    We Found Love2CELLOS, HAUSER, Luka Sulic
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    River Flows in YouHAUSER, London Symphony Orchestra, Robert Ziegler
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    Suite in G Major, RCT 6: No. 14, Les sauvages - Arr. for Solo Cello - Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecinJean-Philippe Rameau, Christian-Pierre La Marca
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    MERAVIGLIOSA CREATURAFedez, Marco Masini, HAUSER
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    DANCE: I. when you're broken openAnna Clyne, Inbal Segev, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marin Alsop
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    Viva La Vida2CELLOS, HAUSER, Luka Sulic
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    Tennessee (from "Pearl Harbor")Hans Zimmer, HAUSER, Czech Studio Orchestra, Robert Ziegler
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    While My Guitar Gently Weeps (feat. India.Arie & Yo-Yo Ma)Santana, India.Arie, Yo-Yo Ma
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    Nessun DormaGiacomo Puccini, HAUSER, Robert Ziegler, London Symphony Orchestra
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    Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626 / Act III: "When I Am Laid in Earth" Dido's Lamento (Arr. by Mathieu Herzog for Cello and Strings)Henry Purcell, Camille Thomas, Brussels Philharmonic, Mathieu Herzog
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    Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio - ModeratoEdward Elgar, Jacqueline du Pré, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli
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    8 Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187: No. 7, Poco lento e grazioso (Transcribed by Oscar Morawetz for Violin, Cello & Orchestra)Antonín Dvořák, Seiji Ozawa, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Boston Symphony Orchestra
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    Myfanwy (Arr. for Solo Cello)Sheku Kanneh-Mason
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    Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVIII. Andante cantabileSergei Rachmaninoff, Gautier Capuçon, Gabriela Montero
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    No Woman, No Cry (Arr. Kanneh-Mason)Sheku Kanneh-Mason
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    Gypsy Melodies, Op. 55, B. 104: IV. Songs My Mother Taught Me (Arr. Soltani For Solo Cello and Cello Ensemble)Antonín Dvořák, Kian Soltani, Staatskapelle Berlin, Cellists
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    Cello Concerto No. 3 in A Major, Wq. 172: III. Allegro assaiCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Daniel Müller-Schott, L'Arte del mondo, Werner Ehrhardt
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    Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act III: Barcarolle (Arr. for Violin, Cello, Piano and String Ensemble by Aleksandar Sedlar)Jacques Offenbach, Nemanja Radulović, Camille Thomas, Double Sens
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    Salut d'Amour, Op. 12Edward Elgar, Yo-Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott
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    Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3: 1. ElégieSergei Rachmaninoff, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Isata Kanneh-Mason
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    Salut d'amour, Op. 12Edward Elgar, Sol Gabetta, Mario Venzago, Danish National Symphony Orchestra
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    Vague / E la nave vaAnja Lechner, François Couturier
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    My Gift Is My Song (Single Edit): Your Song / Goodbye Yellow Brick RoadHAUSER
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    Swan LakeHAUSER
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    II. Andante cantabile con variazioniLudwig van Beethoven, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos
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    Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30 / Act 2: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melody in B minor)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Lynn Harrell, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
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    4 Romantic Pieces, Op. 75, B. 150: I. Allegro moderato (Arr. Soltani For Solo Cello and Cello Ensemble)Antonín Dvořák, Kian Soltani, Staatskapelle Berlin, Cellists
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    8 Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187: No. 7, Poco lento e grazioso (Transcribed by Oscar Morawetz for Violin, Cello & Orchestra)Antonín Dvořák, Seiji Ozawa, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Boston Symphony Orchestra
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    Smells Like Teen Spirit2CELLOS, HAUSER, Luka Sulic
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    12 Romances, Op. 21: No. 7, How Fair This Spot (Arr. Sheku Kanneh-Mason for Cello and Piano)Sergei Rachmaninoff, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Isata Kanneh-Mason
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    Tissue No. 7Philip Glass, Camille Thomas, Julien Brocal
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    Use Somebody2CELLOS, HAUSER, Luka Sulic
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    Cello Concerto No. 1 In C Major, G. 477: II. LargoTim Hugh, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Luigi Boccherini
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    Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30 / Act II: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Arr. by Mathieu Herzog for Cello and Strings)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Camille Thomas, Brussels Philharmonic, Mathieu Herzog
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    AttaboyStuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile, Yo-Yo Ma
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    this is what love isChad Lawson, James Southall, Thomas Gould, David O’Leary, Rachel Roberts, Richard Harwood
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    Historia de un AmorHAUSER
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