Shostakovich/Kabalevsky: Cello Concerto No. 1
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Performer: Yo-Yo MaComposer: Dmitry Kabalevsky
Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
Conductor: Eugene Ormandy
Performer: Nolan Miller
Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Concerto No. 1 For Cello & Orchestra, Op. 107: 1 Allegretto
- Concerto No. 1 For Cello & Orchestra, Op. 107: 2 Moderato - Cadenza - Allegro con moto
- Concerto No. 1 For Cello & Orchestra, Op. 49: Allegro
- Largo
- Allegretto
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Free Music Review: A Landmark of Sorts--and a Pair of Fine Performances to Boot
Hit: 5 Stars
I guess in fairness I should dig out this recording and try to track down the flub (in the horn section) mentioned by one of the reviewers on this page. It might well be there, but that wouldn't negate the positive features documented on this disc. First, Ma plays with a suavity and depth of feeling that don't always come together in the work of a cellist. Often it's one of the other. Here, we have two for the price of one. Then there is the usually fine support by Ormandy and his orchestra. On this recording it is every bit as fine as ever, as I recall, the observation of the other reviewer notwithstanding.
Another important consideration is the pairing. Most collectors will get this CD for the Shostakovich, and it is by far the more famous work. But Kabalevsky's Concerto is a revelation. Written for performance by youthful players, it has much of the insouciant charm of Prokofiev's Seventh Symphony and just shows, again, what fine music Soviet composers were able to produce under often stultifying political constraints.
Last of all, this is far and away the finest sound recording Sony/Columbia ever accorded the Philadelphia Orchestra. That has to count for something, especially given the lofty musical qualities in evidence.
Shostakovich/Kabalevsky: Cello Concerto No. 1 Poster
One of his first major concerto recordings, this excellent disc established Yo-Yo Ma as a major voice in the world of classical music. Sony--then Columbia--took no chances with this production, featuring both the finest modern cello concerto (Shostakovich) as well as first class accompaniments from Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra--the very same forces that recorded the piece with Mstislav Rostropovich in the presence of the composer himself. Ma had nothing to fear from the comparison. Superb. --David HurwitzClassical Music CDs
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