Cello Concertos

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Natalia Gutman & Yuri Temirkanov & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Cello Concertos are two concerto works by Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1959 and 1966. They are rooted in twentieth-century classical language and are characterised by stark orchestration, intense dramatic contrasts and demanding, virtuosic cello writing, representing examples of Shostakovich's late-period expressive and structural tendencies.

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  1. 1.
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 107: I. Allegretto
    6:20
  2. 2.
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 107: II. Moderato
    11:44
  3. 3.
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 107: III. Cadenza – Attacca
    6:04
  4. 4.
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 107: IV. Allegro con moto
    5:04
  5. 5.
    Cello Concerto no. 2 in G major, op. 126: I. Largo
    14:58
  6. 6.
    Cello Concerto no. 2 in G major, op. 126: II. Allegretto
    4:39
  7. 7.
    Cello Concerto no. 2 in G major, op. 126: III. Allegretto
    16:49

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