Cello Concerto no. 1 / Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 40
Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Emmanuelle Bertrand & Pascal Amoyel & BBC National Orchestra of Wales & Pascal Rophé
This album is a recording of two works by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1959 and 1934 respectively. The pairing contrasts an assertive, large-scale concerto texture with an earlier, more intimate cello-and-piano sonata, illustrating Shostakovich's development from chamber lyricism and neoclassical clarity towards a denser, more dissonant orchestral language that reflects his evolving response to mid-20th-century musical and political pressures.
First released: 2013
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- 1.Cello Concerto no. 1, op. 107: I. Allegretto6:22
- 2.Cello Concerto no. 1, op. 107: II. Moderato12:21
- 3.Cello Concerto no. 1, op. 107: III. Cadenza6:20
- 4.Cello Concerto no. 1, op. 107: IV. Allegro con moto4:45
- 5.Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 40: I. Allegro non troppo12:47
- 6.Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 40: II. Allegro3:21
- 7.Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 40: III. Largo9:09
- 8.Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 40: IV. Allegro4:35
- 9.Moderato for Cello and Piano3:22
