Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Luigi Boccherini, Johannes Brahms, Antonín Dvořák, Edward William Elgar, Franz Joseph Haydn, Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performer: Victor Julien-Laferrière, Lidy Blijdorp, Théo Fouchenneret, Victor Julien-Laferrière, Yuya Okamoto, Thomas Hoppe, Santiago Cañón-Valencia, Naoko Sonoda, Ivan Karizna, Takashi Sato
Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège
Conductor: Stéphane Denève, Frank Braley, Muhai Tang, Christian Arming
Number of Discs: 4
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Queen Elisabeth Competition
Catalogue: QEC-DUO22
Release: 2022
Size: 4.46 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Bach: Suite for Solo Cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
01. I. Prelude
02. II. Allemande
03. VI. Gigue
Boccherini: Sonata for Two Cellos in C Minor, G. 2
04. I. Adagio
05. II. Allegro
06. III. Allegretto
Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99
07. I. Allegro vivace
08. II. Adagio affettuoso
09. III. Allegro passionato
10. IV. Allegro
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 107
11. I. Allegretto
12. II. Moderato
13. III. Cadenza
14. IV. Finale (Allegro con moto)
CD 02
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob.VIIb:2
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegro
Dvořák: Cello Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 104 B. 191
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Adagio ma non troppo
06. III. Allegro moderato
07. Dvořák: Rondo in G Minor, Op. 94 B. 171
CD 03
Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
01. I. Allegro non troppo
02. II. Allegro
03. III. Largo
04. IV. Allegro
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
05. I. Adagio – Moderato
06. II. Lento – Allegro molto
07. III. Adagio
08. IV. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro ma non troppo – Poco più lento – Adagio
09. Bottermund: Variations on a Theme of Paganini
CD 04
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob.VIIb:1
01. I. Moderato
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegro molto
Boccherini: Sonata for two cellos in C Major, G. 17
04. Sonata for Two Cellos in C Major, G. 17: I. Allegro
05. Sonata for Two Cellos in C Major, G. 17: II. Largo assai
06. Sonata for Two Cellos in C Major, G. 17: III. Rondo (Allegro)
Prokofiev: Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119
07. I. Andante grave
08. II. Moderato
09. III. Allegro ma non troppo
10. Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
The second edition of the Queen Elisabeth Competition dedicated to the cello gives us an opportunity to re-immerse ourselves in the performances of four laureates during the very first session dedicated to this instrument, in 2017. This box set features recordings, most of which have never been previously released, from the first round, the semi-final, the final, as well as from the laureates’ concerts, each cellist including a concerto from the mainstream repertory in his program. Here we can hear Victor Julien-Laferrière (1st Prize), Yuya Okamoto (2nd Prize), Santiago Cañón-Valencia (3rd Prize) and Ivan Karizna (5th Prize and Musiq3 & Canvas-Klaraprijs audience prizes).