Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante
Wispelwey comes closest to the mark in Prokofiev’s troublesome concerto
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Composer or Director: Sergey Prokofiev, Alexander (Nikolayevich) Tcherepnin, George (Henry) Crumb
Genre:
Orchestral
Label: Channel Classics
Magazine Review Date: 13/2009
Media Format: Hybrid SACD
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: CCSSA27909
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Symphony-Concerto |
Sergey Prokofiev, Composer
Pieter Wispelwey, Cello Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Sergey Prokofiev, Composer Vassily Sinaisky, Conductor |
Suite |
Alexander (Nikolayevich) Tcherepnin, Composer
Alexander (Nikolayevich) Tcherepnin, Composer Pieter Wispelwey, Cello Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Vassily Sinaisky, Conductor |
Sonata for Cello |
George (Henry) Crumb, Composer
George (Henry) Crumb, Composer Pieter Wispelwey, Cello Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Vassily Sinaisky, Conductor |
Author: David Fanning
The obvious problem for collectors is the attraction of Alban Gerhardt’s recent Hyperion coupling (9/09) of the work with its first incarnation as Cello Concerto [No 1], which is a little less special in terms of performance but extremely instructive as a programme. However, Wispelwey’s solo “encores” are more cannily chosen than they might appear, since Tcherepnin’s Suite and Crumb’s Sonata frame the Prokofiev chronologically. In themselves both are relatively anonymous and arguably of more interest to cellists than to the general listener. But delivered as persuasively as they are here, they do contribute to a kind of snapshot of moderated modernism in the cello repertoire in the decade following the Second World War.
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