Cat No:
CDA67906
Release Date: 01 March 2014
Label: Hyperion Records Ltd
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 034571179063
Genres: Classical Orchestral
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Description
Hyperion’s Romantic Cello Concerto series continues to bring new works into a repertoire currently dominated by Dvorak and Elgar. Alban Gerhardt performs the three concertos by Hans Pfitzner, a composer remembered most for his opera Palestrina.
Pfitzner’s early Cello Concerto in A minor, Op posth., was scorned by his teachers (although liked by the composer himself) and the manuscript disappeared during his lifetime. It was first performed in public on 18 February 1977 and published the following year. His Cello Concerto in G major, Op 42, was written almost half a century later. Completed in 1935, this richly melodic single span was composed for the cellist Gaspar Cassado (1897–1966), one of the finest cellists of his generation. This beautifully constructed concerto derives its material from the lyrical cello solo (heard over a quiet timpani roll) at the very start of the work. The orchestration is deft and often delicate, never submerging the solo instrument, but full of attractive surprises, not least the tumbling trumpet fanfares that introduce the first of the faster sections. The Cello Concerto in A minor, Op 52, is dedicated to Ludwig Hoelscher (1907–1996), a pupil of two giants of German cello-playing: Hugo Becker and Julius Klengel. It was completed in 1943 and published in 1944. Also included is a Duo for violin, cello and small orchestra. -
Tracklisting
- 1. <b>Cello Concerto in A minor</b> Op posth | Andante molto sostenuto Allegro [10'25]
- 2. <b>Cello Concerto in A minor</b> Op posth | Adagio molto tranquillo [12'51]
- 3. <b>Cello Concerto in A minor</b> Op 52 | Ruhig [7'37]
- 4. <b>Cello Concerto in A minor</b> Op 52 | Nicht zu schnell [3'00]
- 5. <b>Cello Concerto in A minor</b> Op 52 | Feierlich [2'49]
- 6. <b>Cello Concerto in A minor</b> Op 52 | Allegretto [4'33]
- 7. <b>Cello Concerto in G major</b> Op 42 | Ziemlich ruhig, schwebend [3'29]
- 8. <b>Cello Concerto in G major</b> Op 42 | Sehr langsam Beschleunigt Allegro [3'58]
- 9. <b>Cello Concerto in G major</b> Op 42 | Ruhiges Anfangstempo [2'00]
- 10. <b>Cello Concerto in G major</b> Op 42 | A tempo [1'51]
- 11. <b>Cello Concerto in G major</b> Op 42 | Langsamer a tempo [3'03]
- 12. <b>Duo</b> Op 43 <i>with</i> GERGANA GERGOVA violin | Allegro moderato [5'39
- 13. <b>Duo</b> Op 43 <i>with</i> GERGANA GERGOVA violin | Moderato [1'50]
- 14. <b>Duo</b> Op 43 <i>with</i> GERGANA GERGOVA violin | Ganze Takte [4'23]
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