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William Pleeth

vc, 1916-1999 GB, London
Musician of Classical

British cellist and Father of Anthony Pleeth was born 1916-01-12 in London/UK and died 1999-04-06. Main teacher of Jacqueline Du Pré.

     
Instruments
  • Violoncello
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Viola
Plays With
The Allegri String Quartet
Prometheus Ensemble
Allegri String Quartet
London Chamber Players
Popular Tracks   
String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: II. Andante ma moderato on Johannes Brahms: Quintets · Sextets by Johannes Brahms, Christoph Eschenbach & Amadeus Quartet
String Sextet No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 18: I. Allegro ma non troppo on Johannes Brahms: Quintets · Sextets by Johannes Brahms, Christoph Eschenbach & Amadeus Quartet
String Sextet No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 18: III. Scherzo (Allegro molto) on Johannes Brahms: Quintets · Sextets by Johannes Brahms, Christoph Eschenbach & Amadeus Quartet
String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: I. Allegro non troppo on Johannes Brahms: Quintets · Sextets by Johannes Brahms, Christoph Eschenbach & Amadeus Quartet
String Sextet No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 18: IV. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso) on Johannes Brahms: Quintets · Sextets by Johannes Brahms, Christoph Eschenbach & Amadeus Quartet
Quatuor pour la fin du temps, 'Quartet for the End of Time': I. Liturgie de cristal on Classical Paris by Various Artists
String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: III. Poco adagio on Johannes Brahms: Quintets · Sextets by Johannes Brahms, Christoph Eschenbach & Amadeus Quartet
String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: II. Scherzo (Allegro non troppo) on Johannes Brahms: Quintets · Sextets by Johannes Brahms, Christoph Eschenbach & Amadeus Quartet
String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: IV. Poco allegro on Johannes Brahms: Quintets · Sextets by Johannes Brahms, Christoph Eschenbach & Amadeus Quartet
Couperin, F: Les Goûts-réunis, ou Nouveaux Concerts, Treizième Concert: II. Air on The Early BBC Recordings 1961-1965 by Jacqueline du Pré

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Turangalîla-Symphonie • Quatuor Pour La Fin Du TempsOlivier Messiaen - Tristan Murail, Peter Donohoe, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Erich Gruenberg, Gervase de Peyer, William Pleeth, Michel Béroff2005Compil.
Mozart, Franck, R. StraussAmadeus-Quartett, Gervase de Peyer, Clifford Curzon, Cecil Aronowitz, William Pleeth2001Album
Quintet In C Major Op. 163Amadeus-Quartett And William Pleeth, Franz Schubert2000Album
Streichquintett C-dur Op. 163Franz Schubert - Amadeus-Quartett Und William Pleeth2000Album
The Early BBC Recordings 1961-1965Jacqueline Du Pré, Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, Ernest Lush, William Pleeth1999Album
Jacqueline Du Pre: Her Early BBC Recordings 1961-1965Jacqueline Du Pré, Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, Ernest Lush, William Pleeth1999Album
Piano Quintet Op.34 - String Sextet Op.18Johannes Brahms — Amadeus-Quartett, Cecil Aronowitz, William Pleeth, Christoph Eschenbach1994Album
Her Early BBC Recordings, Volume 2Johannes Brahms, François Couperin, Georg Friedrich Händel, Jacqueline Du Pré, Ernest Lush, William Pleeth1989Album
Schubert: String Quintet In C (D 956) / Mozart: Adagio & Fugue (K.546)Franz Schubert / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Amadeus-Quartett & William Pleeth1988Compil.
Quatuor Pour La Fin Du TempsOlivier Messiaen, Michel Béroff, Erich Gruenberg, Gervase de Peyer, William Pleeth1969Album
Streichsextett Nr.2 G-dur Op. 36Johannes Brahms / Amadeus-Quartett ‧ Cecil Aronowitz ‧ William Pleeth1969Album
Instrumental MusicPhyllis Tate, Don Banks, Richard Rodney Bennett, Iain Hamilton, Barry Tuckwell, Gervase de Peyer, Brenton Langbein, Maureen Jones, William Bennett, William Pleeth, Margaret Kitchin, Peter Graeme1966Album
Streichquintett C-durFranz Schubert - Amadeus-Quartett • William Pleeth1965Album
Streichquintett C-durFranz Schubert - Amadeus-Quartett • William Pleeth1965Album
Streichsextett Nr. 1 B-dur Op. 18Johannes Brahms — Amadeus-Quartett · Cecil Aronowitz · William PleethAlbum
Streichsextett Nr. 1 B-dur Op. 18 (Promo)Johannes Brahms — Amadeus-Quartett · Cecil Aronowitz · William PleethAlbum
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