Please support by purchasing this cd using this link. He was still working on the piece at the time of the zhdanov decree, and in the period following the composers denunciation it could not be performed. And as soon as the first appeared in 1959, it immediately entered the international repertory as one of the strongest and most effective concertos ever written for this instrument. It is rostropovichs worldpremiere performance of the cello concerto no. Soprano, violin, cello and piano 1967 128 romance spring, spring to verses by pushkin bass and piano 1967 129 violin concerto no. I should mention that once you are invited you can invite other people. Shostakovich composed his second cello concerto in the spring of 1966. The first performance was given on september 25 of that year, at a gala concert celebrating the composers sixtieth birthday. Shostakovich, dmitri concerto no 1 in e flat op 107 for.
Cello concerto in e minor in full score dover music scores. Dmitri dmitriyevich shostakovich 25 september 1906 9 august 1975 orchestra. Le sacre du printemps the rite of spring jaap van zweden full concert in hd. Great romantic cello concertos in full score dover. Shostakovich composed this music in july 1959 and mstislav rostropovich introduced it at leningrad on october 4, with yevgeny mravinsky conducting. Mstislav rostropovich, philadelphia orchestra, eugene ormandy. Transferred from a 15ips 2track tape recorded 8 nov 1959, broadwood hotel, philadelphia by columbia records. The cello concerto gets an almost raw and brutal interpretation the very ideal for this masterpiece in my view, the best cello concerto ever. Does anyone know where i can print it off or someone who can email me. Shostakovich composed his two cello concertos for his close friend, the great cellist mstislav rostropovich.
I have the recording with rostropovich from 1956 with ormandy as the conductor but theres quite a lot of hiss, and the music sounds somewhat distant. Moderato andante for russia, 1917 was a tumultuous year. Previously released individually, the close proximity in the recording dates of these two works 1959 and 1960 makes them a natural choice for a pairing. I t makes perfect sense to pair shostakovichs two cello concertos, both of them composed for rostropovich, though in fact the coupling is less common on. Shostakovich wrote the work for his friend mstislav rostropovich, who committed it to memory in four days and gave the premiere on october 4, 1959, with. Jennifer montone, principal horn of the philadelphia orchestra, demonstrates and discusses the first movement of shostakovichs cello concerto no. Mozarts requiem and his final illness and death, beethovens anger at. Shostakovich cello concerto sheet music, music books.
Shostakovich, dmitri concerto no 1 op 77 for violin. Cello, orchestra sheet music book by dmitri shostakovich 19061975. Dmitri shostakovich 19061975 composed both of his cello concertos for russian cellist and allaround musical icon mstislav rostropovich, also the composers dear friend. There are two reasons for this fate for the threemovement earlier piece. Although the first cello concerto is well represented both on lp and compact disc the second is not available at all.
Rescoring of orchestral accompaniment to robert schumanns cello concerto in a minor. What is the best and cleanestsounding recording of shostakovichs cello concerto no. The piece is well worth singling out for celebration, partly because to my mind it starts to. Shostakovich pdf sheet music for viola, violin and cello. Shostakovich, dmitri concerto no 1 op 77 for violin and piano edition sikorski best seller.
Shostakovich cited prokofievs symphonyconcerto i wonder if he knew the original concerto. Order from your preferred classical music cd store. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Like the first concerto, it was written for mstislav rostropovich, who gave the premiere in moscow under yevgeny svetlanov on 25 september 1966 at the composers 60th birthday concert. Shostakovich wrote the work for his friend mstislav rostropovich, who committed it to memory in four days and gave the premiere on october 4, 1959, with yevgeny mravinsky conducting the leningrad philharmonic orchestra in the large hall of the leningrad conservatory. The concerto in c minor for piano, trumpet, and string orchestra, op. Some works in the history of music have clear stories that relate to their composition. Cello concerto no 1 in e flat major, op 107 shostakovich. Excellent recordings of these two magnificent works are not lacking. Mstislav rostropovich, cello eugene ormandy conducts the philadelphia orchestra recording info. Commissioned by william and rebecca krueger for cellist julian lloyd webbers 50th. Shostakovich, as the composer himself once confessed, actually wrote the cello concerto no.
The score is dedicated to john and anne brown barber 1952, 1. Sony classicals great performances series has scored yet another winner with its coupling of shostakovichs symphony no. Shostakovich also allowed rostropovich to make a few changes to the concertos cadenzas. Violin, viola, cello, string quartet advanced intermediate digital download composed by thomas oboe lee. Shostakovich violin concerto n2 violin sheet music. Taking as its inspiration the symphonyconcerto for cello and orchestra of prokofiev another work written for rostropovich, as well his own violin concerto of a few years before, the cello concerto is cast in four movements, the third of which is a long cadenza that creates a gradual but inexorable acceleration toward the final allegro con moto. Ive been desperately searching for the cello concerto no.
This is a piece which makes enormous demands on the soloist. The orchestra consists of flute and piccolo, two oboes, two clarinets, three bassoons and contrabassoon, two. It was pieter wispelwey who described shostakovichs first cello concerto as one of the great predators in the zoological garden of the cello repertoire wild and dangerous. In the time between the works initial completion and the first performance, the composer, sometimes with the collaboration of its.
Gramophone, jan16 the cello concertos, played by truls mork, are tuneful and beguiling. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Camille saintsaens cello concerto n1 camille thomas diego. To view the first page of shostakovich violin concerto n2 click the music sheet image. Shostakovich, dimitri sonata for cello and piano in d minor, op. Thats certainly what the majority of soloists aim for, but emmanuelle bertrand brings an alternative view. The company has pioneered the idea of the series and proudly includes series of such composers as prokofiev, tchaikovsky, parry, walton, grainger, berkeley and bridge. The concerto was an experimentation with a neobaroque combination of instruments. Rostropovichs technique is impeccable, but expect no wellmixed smoothie here. The second movement begins with a french horn announcing a solemn theme several times, but that seems disconnected from the beautiful cello melodies in a much more serious vein than movement 1. Redlands symphony proudly presents shostakovichs cello concerto no. Sony classicals great performances series has scored yet another winner with its coupling of shostakovich s symphony no. Shostakovich resists the tradition of wowing the audience with a cadenza, instead using the cadenza as an opportunity to create an entirely new movement that bridges the emotional. Cello concerto no 1 in e flat major, op 107 hyperion.
Viib1, by joseph haydn was composed around 176165 for longtime friend joseph franz weigl, then the principal. Discover littleknown secrets and interesting discorse on its history, creation, and performance. Barber was commissioned to write his cello concerto for raya garbousova. This concerto is less a showpiece than a deep journey, the type of journey that is not dissimilar to shostakovichs 5th symphony. Concerto in eflat major for cello and orchestra, op. Cello concerto no 1 in e flat major dmitry shostakovich. Artistic influence, stylistic irony, and musical reference in dmitri shostakovich. Martin in the fields led by marriner londondecca, the walton concerto with rattle and the city of birmingham symphony orchestra emi, and the donald erb concerto with.
Rostropovich and ormandy set the standard in the first concerto, while schiffmaxim shostakovich, with the same orchestra as on the present release, are wellnigh unbeatable if youre looking for the two works coupled together. In point of time this concerto appeared after dmitry shostakovich had reorchestrated schumanns cello concerto in 1963, including it in the list of his works as op. The concerto was premiered on 15 october 1933 in the season opening concerts of the leningrad philharmonic orchestra with shostakovich at the piano, fritz stiedry conducting, and. Lajovic brought out the everchanging colours of the score though occasionally the performance seemed a little tentative and more contrast. Founded in 2004 by violinist david grimal, les dissonances continues its fascinating musical trip. Dmitri shostakovich mstislav rostropovich cello concerto. The tsar abdicated, strikes and civil disobedience abounded, a disastrous war had been waged to the west, and a revolution was erupting. Shostakovich wrote the work for his friend mstislav rostropovich, who committed it to memory in four. Artistic influence, stylistic irony, and musical reference. Shostakovich, dmitri concerto no 1 op 77 for violin and piano edition sikorski. Eugene ormandy conducting the philadelphia orchestra. Alban gerhardt stars in martinus cello concerto no.