Li-Wei Qin - Russian Cello Concertos (2019) (Hi-RES)

Russian composers have made a significant contribution to the repertoire of music for cello and orchestra. Tchaikovskys Variations on a Rococo Theme, deftly scored for an 18th-century orchestra, reveals his admiration for Mozart whereas the Pezzo capriccioso is full of ripe charm. In the year of Tchaikovskys death, Rimsky-Korsakov composed the attractive Serenade, Op. 37 and his student, Glazunov, both absorbed and continued the great Romantic lineage with his own sonorous and beautiful Concerto ballata, the poignant Chant du ménestrel, and the Iberian evocations of the Sérénade espagnole from Deux Morceaux.

Tracklist

01. Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33b, TH 57b - Thema. Moderato assai quasi andante - Moderato semplice
02. Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33b, TH 57b - Var. 1, Tempo della thema
03. Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33b, TH 57b - Var. 2, Tempo della thema
04. Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33b, TH 57b - Var. 3, Andante sostenuto
05. Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33b, TH 57b - Var. 4, Andante grazioso
06. Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33b, TH 57b - Var. 5, Allegro moderato
07. Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33b, TH 57 b - Var. 6, Adagio
08. Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33b, TH 57b - Var. 7, Coda. Allegro vivo
09. Serenade in B-Flat Major, Op. 37 (Version for Cello & Orchestra)
10. Concerto ballata in C Major, Op. 108
11. 2 Pieces, op. 20 - No. 1, Melodie
12. 2 Pieces, op. 20 - No. 2, Serenade espagnole
13. Chant du Menestrel, Op. 71
14. Pezzo capriccioso in B Minor, Op. 62, TH 62 - (Version for Cello & Orchestra)
15. String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11, TH 111 - II. Andante cantabile (Version for Cello & Orchestra)