Audio / Video
Robert deMaine gratefully acknowledges the musicians, management, and directors of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Seattle Chamber Music Society, the Artists Series of Sarasota, and the Intermezzo Chamber Music Series for the use of these live performances. Additional thanks go to Cecilia Benner for her selfless generosity.
Audio
Play J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Sarabande (encore) from Suite no. 3 in C Major for Violoncello Solo, BWV 1009
Robert deMaine, cello
Play Beethoven (1770-1827) Concerto in C Major for Violin, Cello, Piano, and Orchestra, Op. 56 ("Triple")
Emmanuelle Boisvert, violin, Robert deMaine, cello, Kirill Gerstein, piano, with The Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MI,
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Play Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Quartet for Piano and Strings in G Minor, Op. 25 - Rondo alla Zingarese
Orion Weiss, piano, James Ehnes, violin, Richard O'Neill, viola, Robert deMaine, cello
Play Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Sonata in E Minor for Piano and Cello, Op. 38 - Allegro non troppo
Vedrana Subotic, piano, Robert deMaine, cello
Play Ernest Chausson (1855-1899) Quartet in A Major for Piano and Strings, 4th mvt. - Animé
Adam Neiman, piano, Soovin Kim, violin, Richard O'Neill, viola, Robert deMaine, cello
Play Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Introduction and Polonaise Brillante, Op. 3 (Introduction)
Robert deMaine, cello,
Vedrana Subotic, piano
Play Robert deMaine (b. 1969) Étude-Caprice no. 3 in G Major for Violoncello Solo, "Brasíl"
Robert deMaine, cello
Play Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) Concerto in B Minor for Cello & Orchestra, Op. 104, 1st mvt. - Allegro
Robert deMaine, cello, with The Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MI, Mark Wigglesworth, conductor
Play Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Concerto in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 85, 3rd mvt. - Adagio
Robert deMaine, cello, with The Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MI, Jun Märkl, conductor
Play Johan Halvorsen (1864-1935) Passacaglia for Violin and Cello on a Theme by Georg Friedrich Händel
James Ehnes, violin, Robert deMaine, cello
Play Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Concerto in C Major for Cello and Orchestra, Hob. VIIb:1 - 1st mvt.
Robert deMaine, cello, with The Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Joel Eric Suben, Conductor, Reduta Concert Hall, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Play Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Concerto in D Major for Cello and Orchestra, Hob. VIIb:2 - 1st mvt.
Robert deMaine, cello, with The Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Joel Eric Suben, Conductor, Reduta Concert Hall, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Play Leos Janácek (1854-1928) String Quartet no. 1, "The Kreutzer Sonata," 1st mvt. - Adagio con moto
James Ehnes, 1st violin, Joseph Lin, 2nd violin, Richard O'Neill, viola, Robert deMaine, cello
Play Jules Massenet (1842-1912) Élégie from Les Erinnyes
Robert deMaine, cello, with The Detroit Symphony Orchestra at the Detroit Opera House, Detroit, MI, Neeme Järvi, conductor
Play Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) Trio in D Minor for Violin, Cello, & Piano, Op. 49 - Andante
Stephen Rose, violin,
Robert deMaine, cello,
Orion Weiss, piano
Play Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) Trio in D Minor for Violin, Cello, & Piano, Op. 49 - Scherzo
Stephen Rose, violin, Robert deMaine, cello, Orion Weiss, piano
Play Krzysztof Penderecki (b. 1933) Largo for Violoncello and Orchestra
Robert deMaine, cello, with The Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MI, Peter Oundjian, conductor
Play Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) String Quartet in F Major, 3rd mvt. - Très lent
James Ehnes, 1st violin,
Jonathan Crow, 2nd violin,
Roberto Diaz, viola,
Robert deMaine, cello
Play Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Sonata for Violin and Violoncello, 4th mvt. - Vif, avec entrain
James Ehnes, violin,
Robert deMaine, cello
Play Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Trio in A Minor for Violin, Violoncello and Piano, 4th mvt. - Final
James Ehnes, violin, Robert deMaine, cello,
Adam Neiman, piano
Play Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major for Violin, Cello, and Piano, Op. 99 - Scherzo
Augustin Hadelich, violin, Robert deMaine, cello, Anna Polonsky, piano
Play Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Concerto in A Minor for Violoncello and Orchestra, Op. 129, 1st mvt.
Robert deMaine, cello
with
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MI,
Arild Remmereit, conductor
Play Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Trio in D Minor for Violin, Cello, and Piano, Op. 63, 4th mvt.
Augustin Hadelich, violin, Robert deMaine, cello, Jeremy Denk, piano
Play Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Don Quixote, Op. 35 (Variation V)
Robert deMaine, cello, with The Detroit Symphony Orchestra at the Detroit Opera House, Detroit, MI, Neeme Järvi, conductor
Play Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Don Quixote, Op. 35 (Finale)
Robert deMaine, cello, with The Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MI, Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Play Franz von Suppé (1819-1895) "Poet and Peasant" Overture
Robert deMaine, cello, with The Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MI, Neeme Järvi, conductor
Play Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Andante Cantabile for Violoncello and Strings
Robert deMaine, cello, with The Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MI, Neeme Järvi, conductor
Play Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Robert deMaine, cello, with The Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MI, Neeme Järvi, conductor
Play Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50, 1st mvt.
James Ehnes, violin, Robert deMaine, cello,
Orion Weiss, piano
Video
Hilary Hahn and Robert deMaine backstage at the Skaneateles Festival, September, 2010.
Robert deMaine plays Rossini's "William Tell" solo with Slatkin and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Frankly Music trio performance preview
This is an interview from 2007 featuring Robert DeMaine (cellist) who discusses and plays excerpts from the Dvorak cello concerto.
Robert deMaine, cello, with Andrew Armstrong, piano
Robert deMaine, cello, with Andrew Armstrong, piano
Robert deMaine is featured in this September 13, 2008 FOX Morning News segment.
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