Paul Olefsky
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Paul Olefsky (January 4, 1926 – June 1, 2013) was an American cellist.
Olefsky was born in Chicago. He earned a bachelor's degree from the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Gregor Piatigorsky. Olefsky subsequently studied with Pablo Casals. He studied conducting with Herbert von Karajan and Pierre Monteux.
During the 1940s, Olefsky performed as the principal cellist of the Philadelphia Orchestra while maintaining a worldwide career as a solo artist. In 1948 he was a winner of the Naumburg Competition in New York City. In 1950, he performed the world premiere of the Cello Concerto by Virgil Thomson.
Olefsky left his position in Philadelphia in 1950 to join the United States Navy. In 1953, during his Navy service, he won the Michaels Memorial Award competition in Chicago.
Upon completing his military service, Olefsky became the principal cellist of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. In 1964, he was a soloist with the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, in the Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park (NY), summer series.
In 1974, he took a position as professor of cello at the University of Texas at Austin, where he taught for several decades and was a professor emeritus at the time of his death.
Olefsky was married and had a daughter and a son. He died in Austin, Texas, at the age of 87.
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- Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: I. Prelude - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prelude - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: II. Allemande - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: III. Courante - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: III. Courante - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: IV. Sarabande - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: V. Bourrees I & II - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: V. Menuets I & II - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: I. Prelude - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: I. Prelude - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: II. Allemande - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: III. Courante - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: V. Gavottes I & II - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: V. Menuets I & II - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: VI. Gigue - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: I. Prelude - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: I. Prelude - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: II. Allemande - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: II. Allemande - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: III. Courante - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: III. Courante - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: V. Gavottes I & II - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrees I & II - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: VI. Gigue - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Violin Partita in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne - Complete Cello Solo Suites and Chaconne by Bach - Paul Olefsky
- Sonata No. 1 In F, Op. 5 No. 1: Adagio Sostenuto - Allegro - Beethoven: The Complete Works For Piano And Cello - Paul Olefsky
- Sonata No. 4 in C, Op. 102 No. 1: Adagio - Allegro vivace - Beethoven: The Complete Works For Piano And Cello - Paul Olefsky
- Sonata No. 1 In F, Op. 5 No. 1: Rondo. Allegro Vivace - Beethoven: The Complete Works For Piano And Cello - Paul Olefsky
- Sonata No. 4 in C, Op. 102 No. 1: Adagio - Tempo d'andante - Allegro vivace - Beethoven: The Complete Works For Piano And Cello - Paul Olefsky
- Sonata No 5 in D, Op. 102 No. 2: Allegro con brio - Beethoven: The Complete Works For Piano And Cello - Paul Olefsky
- Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2: Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo - Allegro molto piu tosto presto - Beethoven: The Complete Works For Piano And Cello - Paul Olefsky
- Sonata No 5 in D, Op. 102 No. 2: Adagio con molto sentimento d'affeto - Beethoven: The Complete Works For Piano And Cello - Paul Olefsky
- Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2: Rondo. Allegro - Beethoven: The Complete Works For Piano And Cello - Paul Olefsky
- Sonata No 5 in D, Op. 102 No. 2: Allegro - Allegro fugato - Beethoven: The Complete Works For Piano And Cello - Paul Olefsky
- Sonata No. 3 in A, Op. 69: Allegro ma non tanto - Beethoven: The Complete Works For Piano And Cello - Paul Olefsky
- Sonata No. 3 in A, Op. 69: Scherzo. Allegro molto - Beethoven: The Complete Works For Piano And Cello - Paul Olefsky
- 12 Variations on "See The Conqu'ring Hero Comes": From Handel's "Judas Maccabaeus" WoO 45 - Beethoven: The Complete Works For Piano And Cello - Paul Olefsky
- Sonata No. 3 in A, Op. 69: Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace - Beethoven: The Complete Works For Piano And Cello - Paul Olefsky
- 12 Variations on "Ein Madchen oder Weibchen": From Mozart's "Die Zauberflote" Op 66 - Beethoven: The Complete Works For Piano And Cello - Paul Olefsky
- 7 Variations on "Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen": From Mozart's "Die Zauberflote" WoO 46 - Beethoven: The Complete Works For Piano And Cello - Paul Olefsky
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