Cello Concertos nos. 1 & 2

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Mischa Maisky & London Symphony Orchestra & Michael Tilson Thomas

Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 are two cello concertos by Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1959 and 1966. The works blend angular motifs, stark dissonance and lyrical passages within a broadly modernist orchestral language, reflecting Shostakovich's late style and his responses to personal and political pressures while occupying an important place in the 20th-century cello repertoire.
First released: 15th December 1994

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Cello Concerto no. 1, op. 107: I. Allegretto
    6:09
  2. 2.
    Cello Concerto no. 1, op. 107: II. Moderato
    11:57
  3. 3.
    Cello Concerto no. 1, op. 107: III. Cadenza
    5:43
  4. 4.
    Cello Concerto no. 1, op. 107: IV. Allegro con moto
    4:52
  5. 5.
    Cello Concerto no. 2, op. 126: I. Largo
    15:06
  6. 6.
    Cello Concerto no. 2, op. 126: II. Allegretto
    4:40
  7. 7.
    Cello Concerto no. 2, op. 126: III. Allegretto
    16:06

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