Cello Concertos nos. 1 and 2

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Frans Helmerson & Russian State Symphonic Cappella & Valery Kuzmich Polyansky

Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 are orchestral works by Dmitry Shostakovich, composed in 1959 and 1966 respectively. They combine stark, brooding passages with lyrical cello writing and incisive orchestral textures, exemplifying key traits of Shostakovich's late-period style and forming central works in the 20th-century cello repertoire.
First released: 2003

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 107: I. Allegretto
    5:52
  2. 2.
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 107: II. Moderato
    11:49
  3. 3.
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 107: III. Cadenza
    5:59
  4. 4.
    Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 107: IV. Finale: Allegro con moto
    4:49
  5. 5.
    Cello Concerto no. 2, op. 126: I. Largo
    13:39
  6. 6.
    Cello Concerto no. 2, op. 126: II. Scherzo: Allegretto
    4:19
  7. 7.
    Cello Concerto no. 2, op. 126: III. Finale: Allegretto
    15:31

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