# Best cello recordings

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cello-recordings/1030426>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [May 27, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cello-recordings/1030426 "2026-05-27T04:18:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cello-recordings/1030426/21 "2026-06-07T17:07:17Z")

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[Mr Somewhere - This Mortal Coil](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ4rDlX0Zpg)

Cellist is [Martin McCarrick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_McCarrick) (vocalist is the late, great Caroline Crawley)

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**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cello-recordings/1030426/22 "2026-06-08T05:07:25Z")

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I didn’t know you could have a list of excellent cellists - especially amongst Americans - that didn’t mention Yo-Yo Ma.

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cello-recordings/1030426/23 "2026-06-15T13:33:39Z")

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[https://youtu.be/4qbtoC18uQI?is=iJX\_sWxnJyw\_W0t2](https://youtu.be/4qbtoC18uQI?is=iJX_sWxnJyw_W0t2) Meditation from _Thais_ by Massenet, originally scored for violin and orchestra, in an adaptation for cello by Yo-Yo Ma.

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**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cello-recordings/1030426/24 "2026-06-17T18:14:37Z")

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In an entirely different vein:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uT3SBzmDxGk/maxresdefault.jpg "2CELLOS - Thunderstruck [OFFICIAL VIDEO]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT3SBzmDxGk)

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cello-recordings/1030426/25 "2026-07-02T12:05:04Z")

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I’d never heard of Carl Stamitz until my local classical station played his Cello concerto No. 1. Played by Christian Benda here: [https://youtu.be/OO6dk9lXjDM?is=O5hMyTYY7cZEiPqH](https://youtu.be/OO6dk9lXjDM?is=O5hMyTYY7cZEiPqH)

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