Composer: Krzysztof Penderecki, Tatjana Vassiljeva
Performer: Grigori Zhislin
Orchestra: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Antoni Wit
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8572211
Release: 2011
Size: 1.06 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Viola Concerto
01. Lento
02. Vivace
03. Meno mosso
04. Vivo
05. Tempo I (Lento)
06. Vivo
07. Lento (Tempo I)
Cello Concerto No. 2
08. Andante con moto
09. Vivo
10. Tempo I
11. Allegretto
12. Lento
13. Allegretto
14. Poco meno mosso
15. Tempo I
Penderecki’s concertos are amongst the most communicative, emotionally charged, and important works of the second half of the twentieth century. The Second Cello Concerto was written for Rostropovich and its exploration of Romantic intensity reflected a change in Penderecki’s musical language. Its rich harmonies and dramatic power ensure unfl agging interest. Opening with an expressive soliloquy for the soloist, the brooding and complex Viola Concerto incorporates a broad range of techniques from the composer’s maturity into a taut and compact time-span. Grigori Zhislin has long been associated with this work, whilst Antoni Wit is one of the composer’s greatest champions, whose ‘authoritative insight’ (American Record Guide) has been acknowledged in the Symphony No. 3 and Threnody on Naxos 8554491.