Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 126
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Shostakovich: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedTruls Mørk (cello)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
there is little doubt that the present performance of the First Concerto is even more incisive than its predecessor...Petrenko draws out a wealth of fascinating detail from the orchestral accompaniment...The... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th April 2014
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Cello Concertos
Alban Gerhardt (cello)
WDR Sinfonieorchester, Jukka-Pekka Saraste
If there’s a better recording of the Second Concerto out there, I haven’t heard it. — More…
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The Times Records of the Year, 2020
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Shostakovich & Martinu: Cello Concertos
Christian Poltéra (cello)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Gilbert Varga
Poltéra gives a blazing account, bringing both eloquent shape and tonal richness to his melodic line…Wallfisch’s marvellous 1991 account with the Czech Philharmonic under Jiří Bělohlávek has... — More…
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Shostakovich: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedAlisa Weilerstein (cello)
Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Pablo Heras-Casado
Shostakovich’s two cello concertos present such different challenges, it’s a rare cellist who shines as brightly in both. Alisa Weilerstein is well-matched to the First Concerto: fierce, tight... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No. 2 & Cello Sonata
Sol Gabetta (cello), Michaela Urzuladea (piano)
Münchner Philharmoniker, Marc Albrecht
The Second Concerto can seem an oddly diffuse work in lesser hands and it is to Sol Gabetta's credit that she offers a distinctive, introspective approach, daringly spacious at times, deliberately... — More…
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Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No. 2
RecommendedPieter Wispelwey (cello)
Sinfonietta Cracovia, Jurjen Hempel
Whereas Müller-Schott and Kreizberg view the Concerto as a darkly contemplative monologue that is almost suffocating in its brooding introspection, Wispelwey manages to find more light and shade... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2009, Award for Technical Excellence in Recording
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Special offer. Shostakovich - The Concerto Album
RecommendedDavid Oistrakh, Paul Tortelier, Truls Mork, Mikhail Rudy, Dmitry Sitkovetsky
Paavo Berglund, Maxim Shostakovich, Andrew Davis, Mariss Jansons
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Grammy Awards, 17th Awards (1974), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Special offer. Shostakovich - Cello Concertos
Heinrich Schiff (cello)
Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Maxim Shostakovich
These two moving and largely 'private' works can sound bombastic, but here are ideally realised by Heinrich Schiff under the composer's son's direction. The recording adds to the intimacy. — More…
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Shostakovich - Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedMischa Maisky (cello)
London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas
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Building a Library, September 2002, Runner-Up
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Shostakovich - Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Daniel Müller-Schott (cello)
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Yakov Kreizberg
From the very outset, there's a real sense of urgency about the performance, Müller-Schott's razor-sharp articulation in the outer movements managing to combine rhythmic incisiveness with highly... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2008, Disc of the month
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