Benjamin Kruithof; Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie
Release Date: 22 October 2021
Label: ARS Produktion
Packaging Type: Super Jewel Case (SACD)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 4260052383100
Genres: Classical Orchestral
Description
Trying to characterise Russian music, one almost involuntarily finds descriptions such as "soulful", "melancholic" or even "emotionally charged", attributes that could also apply to the sphere of sound of the violoncello.
Benjamin Kruithof and the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie conducted by Conrad van Alphen play Tchaikovsky's short tasteful salon piece Pezzo Capriccioso, the cheerful, elegant and witty Rococo Variations, the Nocturne in C-sharp minor from his piano cycle Opus 19 and the slow movement (Andante cantabile) from his String Quartet No. 1 op. 11.
Also included are Glazunov's Chant du Menestrel op. 71 and Dawidov's peacefully flowing Sunday Morning op. 20.
Popper's Fantasy on Little Russian Songs op. 43 combines the lyrical mellifluousness and sheer unfailing bravura that also distinguished Popper's own cello playing. Rachmaninov's Vocalise Op. 34, No. 14 completes RUSSIAN MOOD.
Tracklisting
Louie's Cage Percussion
Les Connivences Sonores: Odile Renault; Elodie Reibaud
Johannes Krahl
Henry Fairs
Sontraud Speidel; Franziska Lee
Shorena Tsintsabadze
Duo Blickwechsel
Ines Moreno Uncilla; Minue Ensemble
David Rabinovich
Badische Staatskapelle, Georg Fritzsch
Badische Staatskapelle, Georg Fritzsch
Badische Staatskapelle, Georg Fritzsch
Roberto Prosseda, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Nir Kabaretti
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Peter Szilvay, Aage Richard Meyer, Cam Kjoll, Ruth Potter
Joshua Bell
Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Bruggen
