Lalo: Cello Concerto; Sonata; Chants russes

Lalo: Cello Concerto; Sonata; Chants russes

Lalo: Cello Concerto; Sonata; Chants russes
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Composer: Edouard Lalo
Conductor: Michael Halasz
Orchestra: Budapest Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Performer: Bernd Glemser
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-07-18
Music Label: Naxos
Soundtracks:
  1. Con in d: Prld: Lento - Allegro Maestoso - Maria Kliegel
  2. Con in d: Intermezzo: Andantino Con Moto - Allegro - Presto - Maria Kliegel
  3. Con in d: Intro: Andante - Allegro Vivace - Maria Kliegel
  4. Son: Andante Non Troppo - Maria Kliegel/Bernd Glemser
  5. Son: Andante - Maria Kliegel/Bernd Glemser
  6. Son: Allegro - Maria Kliegel/Bernd Glemser
  7. Chants Russes - Maria Kliegel/Bernd Glemser

Free Music Notes for Lalo: Cello Concerto; Sonata; Chants russes

Free Music Review: Very decent preformance, hard to find repitoire
Hit: 4 Stars

This is one of five major recordings that I know of. The other renditions feature Yo-Yo Ma, Leonard Rose, Andres Navarra, and Pierre Fournier. For my tastes, Ma takes too many liberties with the timing and tempos of the piece. The Navarra disc is very romantic, despite a fine performance (this disc is also MONO). The best two discs are the Fournier and Rose versions, Fournier plays with a more subtile interpretation, however fundamentally, his interpretation is flawless. Rose on the other hand is not as close to the score as Fournier, but he offers a valid case for his interpretation, including an awesome (and faster than usual) performance of the end of the first movement.

Where does this disc stand? Maria Kliegel can not match the technicality of Rose, Ma, or Fournier, however, she does do a very good job. She doesn't miss any notes, however she sounds slightly muddy during the notey-fast parts. She doesn't take the same freedoms that Ma does, she follows the set rhythms and tempi more closely. Overall her tempo is slower than many of the other major recordings (especially at the end of the first which Rose takes faster than usual).

Unlike most cases where the Naxos version is substantially less than others, I know the Fournier (released on DG's Originals), and the Rose (Sony's Essential Classics) are both mid-lines, and won't cost too much. The difference, however, is that the Naxos also contains Lalo's Cello Sonata, which is very difficult to find on disc.

It is a lovely, three movement lyrical piece which has curiously fallen completely out of the standard cello repitoire (upon hearing it, one definatly wonders why). Kliegel does transpose a few passages up an octave here and there, however she otherwise remains faithful to the score. The disc ends with the Chants Russes, transposed for cello.

I believe that if you are looking for the definative recording of the concerto, look towards the Rose or Fournier versions. However, if you know the concerto, and are intrigued as to what the sonata is, this disc is for you.

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