Composer: Krzysztof Penderecki
Performer: Rafal Kwiatkowski, Ivan Monighetti, Arto Noras
Orchestra: Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Antoni Wit
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8570509
Release: 2008
Size: 283 MB
Recovery: +3%
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Concerto Grosso No. 1 for 3 Cellos and Orchestra
01. Andante sostenuto
02. Allegro con brio
03. Allegretto giocoso
04. Meno mosso. Notturno. Adagio
05. Allegro con brio
06. Adagio
Largo
07. Adagio molto sostenuto
08. Andante con moto
09. Adagio
Sonata for Cello and Orchestra
10. I.
11. II.
Best known for his choral and symphonic works, Krzysztof Penderecki has also written many fascinating concertante pieces.
His Concerto Grosso No. 1 makes full use of the potential for interplay between three solo cellos and orchestra. The Largo for Cello and Orchestra, actually a fully-fledged concerto, was composed for Mstislav Rostropovich.
These works contrast with the virtuoso Sonata for Cello and Orchestra, an ironic, even playful piece unconventionally scored for a large orchestra which includes two bongos, three wood blocks, whip, claves, guiro and tam-tam.
“A phenomenal cellist, one of the best I’ve ever heard.” Krzysztof Penderecki on Ivan Monighetti