Christian Poltera, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Gilbert Varga - Martinů & Shostakovich: Cello Concertos (2017)

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Date: June 2, 2017

Christian Poltera, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Gilbert Varga - Martinů & Shostakovich: Cello Concertos
Classical | WEB FLAC (tracks) & d. booklet | 64:13 min | 276 MB
Label: BIS | Tracks: 06 | Rls.date: 2017

The two cello concertos by Dmitri Shsotakovich were both written for his friend Mstislav Rostropovich but whereas the first is rhythmic and virtuosic, teh second is subdued and introverted. Composed in 1966, it is often regarded as a watershed work, heralding Shostakovich's final stylistic period marked by a certain sombreness and a trend towards more transparent scoring. The op. 126 concerto has become somewhat overshadowed by its older, more accessible sibling, something which also applies to the second work on this disc, for completely different reasons. Having compmleted his Cello Cocnerto No. 2 in 1945, Bohuslav Martinu was unsuccessful in his attempts to interest a leading cellist in promoting it. When the composer furthermore reworked his first cello concerto in 1955, the new version effectively obliterated all traces of the 1945 concerto, which didn't receive its first performance until 1965, six years after Martinu's death. The work is melodious with lyrical qualities, and many have interpreted it as an expression of the nostalgia the composer experienced as an exile in the U.S.A. during the last winter of the World War II.

TRACKLIST

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Cello Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 126
1 I. Largo 13:25
2 II. Allegretto 04:24
3 III. Allegretto 14:55

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)

Cello Concerto No. 2, H. 304
4 I. Moderato 11:17
5 II. Andante poco moderato 11:09
6 III. Allegro 08:04

PERSONNEL
Christian Poltéra, cello
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Gilbert Varga, conductor

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