Finzi Cello Concertos Chandos Sacd

Finzi: Cello Concerto, Op. 40 [Paul Watkins; Louis Lortie; BBC Symphony; Sir Andrew Davis] [Chandos: CHSA 5214]

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Product Description A broad and meticulous selection of orchestral works and concertos by Gerald Finzi is here matched by a first-class cast of soloists, supported by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Sir Andrew Davis, expert in British repertoire and conducting this years Last Night of the Proms. Paul Watkins displays exhilarating virtuosity in the Cello Concerto, a central work on this album, composed in the wake of the devastating news that Finzi was terminally ill, but yet filled with vigorous, almost turbulent thematic material, as he wrote in the programme note for the works premiere at the Cheltenham Music Festival in 1955. Louis Lortie, for his part, tackles the high-spirited and majestic Grand Fantasia and Toccata, the Fantasia originally conceived as part of a concerto for piano and strings and first performed on two pianos. This contrasts with the more restrained Eclogue for Piano and Strings, timeless, and blessed with a mood of benediction. This album also features the orchestral Nocturne (subtitled New Year Music), dark, misty, and at times ironic. Review The beautifully balanced sound has the satisfying richness and glow we have come to expect from Chandos. As should be abundantly clear by now, this is something of a treat. --Gramophone, October'18Paul Watkins's captivating performance, supported devotedly by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under an inspired Andrew Davis and captured in opulently detailed sound, radiates insight and conviction in every bar. With first-class couplings, this is a Finzi disc to cherish. --The Strad, November'18

Data premiery: 2018-08-31

Marka: CHANDOS RECORDS

Waga: 0.176 gram

Wysokość: 0.6 cm

Szerokość: 5 cm

Długość: 5.6 cm