Theodor Lyngstad, Copenhagen Phil, Eva Ollikainen – Kabalevsky: Cello Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 77 – Schumann: Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129 (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 52:39 minutes | 1,67 GB | Genre: Classical
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Regarded today as the embodiment of classical music at its most lyrical and poetic, composers have entrusted the cello with some of the loveliest melodies every penned. Yet, when it came to writing cello concertos, for most composers it was a “one and done” proposition. One of the major musical monuments in the cello literature is the Schumann Concerto, composed as Schumann himself said because “there are so few works for this lovely instrument.” In contrast, Soviet composer Dmitry Kabalevsky is one of the exceptions to the “one and done” rule. For a long time dismissed in the west as a mediocre apparatchik, a more evenhanded appraisal of Kabalevsky’s work reveals a consummate craftsman with a natural gift for folk-inspired melodies and vivid orchestrations. The Cello Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.77, owes an obvious debt to his colleague and one-time neighbor Dmitri Shostakovich and is fully deserving of being more frequently played and programmed.
Tracklist:
1-01. Theodor Lyngstad – Cello Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 77: I. Molto sostenuto (12:18)
1-02. Theodor Lyngstad – Cello Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 77: II. Presto marcato (09:34)
1-03. Theodor Lyngstad – Cello Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 77: III. Andante con moto (07:59)
1-04. Theodor Lyngstad – Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129: I. Nicht zu schnell (11:01)
1-05. Theodor Lyngstad – Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129: II. Langsam (03:58)
1-06. Theodor Lyngstad – Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129: III. Sehr lebhaft (07:47)