Leonard Elschenbroich, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Alexei Grynyuk, John Wilson and Stefan Blunier - Dutilleux, Messiaen, Ravel, Debussy & Saint-Saens: Siècle (2017) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Cello Concerto "Tout un monde lointain": I. Énigme. Très libre et flexible
02. Cello Concerto "Tout un monde lointain": II. Regard. Extrêmement calme
03. Cello Concerto "Tout un monde lointain": III. Houles. Large et ample
04. Cello Concerto "Tout un monde lointain": IV. Miroirs. Lent et extatique
05. Cello Concerto "Tout un monde lointain": V. Hymne. Allegro
06. Quatuor pour la fin du temps: V. Louange à L’Étérnité de Jésus
07. Sonata in D Minor for Cello & Piano, L. 135: I. Prologue. Lent
08. Sonata in D Minor for Cello & Piano, L. 135: II. Sérénade. Modérément animé
09. Sonata in D Minor for Cello & Piano, L. 135: III. Finale. Animé
10. Pièce en forme de habanera, M. 51
11. Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33: I. Allegro non troppo
12. Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33: II. Allegretto con moto
13. Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33: III. Allegro non troppo

A century of French music for cello is the focus of a fascinating programme from Leonard Elschenbroich. The two cello concertos on this album, composed 100 years apart frame Debussy’s late cello sonata, Ravel’s 'Habanera' and movement 5 of Messiaen’s 'Quartet for the End of Time'. These compositions span years of the Franco-Prussian War, the First and Second World wars, and into the 1970s: a whole distant world.

Former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Leonard Elschenbroich’s debut CD for Onyx Classics of Sonatas by Rachmaninov and Shostakovich was released in 2013 and received 5-star reviews from The Telegraph, Guardian as well as Editor’s Choice in Gramophone. His second disc was released in 2014 and featured Kabalevsky’s Cello Concerto No 2 with the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and Andrew Litton. A third disc included works by, and his personal tribute to, Schnittke. Future releases will include concertos by Saint-Saens and Dutilleux with the BBC Scottish Symphony. He plays a cello made by Matteo Goffriller “Leonard Rose” (Venice, 1693), on private loan.

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