- Dvorak Elgar Cello Concertos Maria Kliegel CD 1994 Naxos
- Composer(s): Antonin Dvorak; Edward Elgar
- Artist: Maria Kliegel
- Conductors: Michael Halasz
- Release Date: Feb 1994
- Format: CD
- Record Label: Naxos (Distributor)
- Genre: Classical, Concerto
- UPC: 730099550321
The Cello Concertos of the Bohemian composer Antonin Dvorak and the English composer Sir Edward Elgar represent the summit of romantic achievement in the form. The concertante cello found a place in later Baroque repertoire, with solo cello concertos by Vivaldi, Tartini and others, leading to the classical concertos of composers in Mannheim, Vienna and Berlin and the concertos of Haydn and Boccherini. It was not until 1850 that the cello concerto received the attention of major romantic composers, with Robert Schumann's Cello Concerto of that year. Brahms paired the instrument with the violin in his Double Concerto of 1887, but it was Dvorak who in 1895 first provided a concerto in which the solo cello forms an essential part of a full symphonic texture. This recording was made in London in November 1991. The German cellist Maria Kliegel has the enviable advantage of having studied the cello in America with the Hungarian cellist, Janos Starker and became his assistant. In the exquisite and profoundly moving passages in the Dvorak there is a beautiful cello tone and the orchestral playing of quiet passages is a delight.
Track Listing
1. Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191: Allegro Michael Halasz 16:14
2. Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191: Adagio ma non troppo Maria Kliegel 12:26
3. Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191: Finale: Allegro moderato - Andante - Allegro vivo Michael Halasz 13:48
4. Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: Adagio - Moderato Maria Kliegel 8:53
5. Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: Lento - Allegro molto Michael Halasz 4:38
6. Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: Adagio Maria Kliegel 5:07
7. Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: Allegro, ma non troppo Michael Halasz 12:02
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