Benjamin Kruithof; Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie
Release Date: 22 October 2021
Label: ARS Produktion
Packaging Type: Super Jewel Case (SACD)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 4260052383100
Genres: Classical Orchestral
Description
Trying to characterise Russian music, one almost involuntarily finds descriptions such as "soulful", "melancholic" or even "emotionally charged", attributes that could also apply to the sphere of sound of the violoncello.
Benjamin Kruithof and the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie conducted by Conrad van Alphen play Tchaikovsky's short tasteful salon piece Pezzo Capriccioso, the cheerful, elegant and witty Rococo Variations, the Nocturne in C-sharp minor from his piano cycle Opus 19 and the slow movement (Andante cantabile) from his String Quartet No. 1 op. 11.
Also included are Glazunov's Chant du Menestrel op. 71 and Dawidov's peacefully flowing Sunday Morning op. 20.
Popper's Fantasy on Little Russian Songs op. 43 combines the lyrical mellifluousness and sheer unfailing bravura that also distinguished Popper's own cello playing. Rachmaninov's Vocalise Op. 34, No. 14 completes RUSSIAN MOOD.
Tracklisting
Yvonne Prentki, Benedikt ter Braak
Trio Revolution
Maria Cecilia Munoz, Tiffany Butt
Julius Zeman, Shun Oi
Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonie, Friedrich Kleinhapl, Robert Kruzik
Walter Feybli
Zuzana FerjencIkova
Mark Steinbach
Josef Krips; Various Orchestras
Josef Krips
Atalanta Fugiens Orchestra; Vanni Moretto
The Orchestra Now; Leon Botstein
Yannick Nezet-Seguin; Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal
Brussels Philharmonic, Kazushi Ono
Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonie, Friedrich Kleinhapl, Robert Kruzik
Sibylle Mahni; Andreas Spering; Brandenburger Symphoniker
