Genre: Cello Concerto
Key: E minor
Duration: 35 minutes (approximate)
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1. Andante
2. Allegro giusto
3. Andante con moto; Allegro
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1950-1952
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Premiere:
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18-Feb-1952, Moscow, Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Sviatoslav Richter (cond).
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Source:
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Based on material from Op 58.
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Solo Instrument: cello.
Orchestration: 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (cymbals, triangle, bass drum, snare drum, tambourine), celeste, and strings.
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Prokofiev and Shostakovich: Cello Concertos / Rostropovich, Ozawa
Artist(s): Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Conductor: Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Atlantic/Erato 45332
This is a peculiar work that is surprisingly not as pleasant as his other concertos, but nevertheless Prokofiev still has some good melodies to attract the listener. Compared to the wonderful Shostakovich First cello concerto with which this is paired, the Sinfonia Concertante is not as demanding technically. But Rostropovich, the dedicatee of this work, plays the solo part with such flair and authority that it is hard not to be persuaded by him. Ozawa is a typically sensitive accompanist, and the London Symphony support their distinguished soloist down to every man and woman. The digital recording is excellent, though Rostropovich's cello is given a little too much of the limelight in the overall aural picture. Coupled with an even finer account of the Shostakovich concerto, this CD pretty much leads the field at the moment (and possibly for quite a long time to come).
[Lionel Choi]
( This review also appears at The Prokofiev Collected Works website. )
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Daniil Shafran - Russian Soul
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Kabalevsky, Sulkhan Tsintsadze
Artist(s): Daniil Shafran (cello), Nina Musinyan (piano)
Conductor: USSR State Symphony Orchestra, et al.
Orchestra/Ensemble: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, et al.
Catalog Num: Cello Classics 1008
Release Date: September 24, 2002
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Prokofiev, Miaskovsky: Cello Concertos / Maisky, Pletnev
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Nikolai Miaskovsky
Artist(s): Mischa Maisky (cello)
Conductor: Mikhail Pletnev
Orchestra/Ensemble: Russian National Orchestra
Catalog Num: Deutsche Grammophon 449821
Release Date: December 2, 1996
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Prokofiev, Miaskovsky: Cello Concertos / Mork, Jarvi
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Nikolai Miaskovsky
Artist(s): Truls Mork (cello)
Conductor: Paavo Jarvi
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Virgin Classics 5452822
Release Date: May 5, 1998
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Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet / Sinfonia Concertante
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Ivan Monighetti (cello)
Conductor: Vladimir Fedoseyev, Ivan Shpiller
Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR Radio/TV Large Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Audiophile Classics APL 101.506
Release Date: 1994
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Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Cello Concerto / Mork, et al
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Truls Mork (cello)
Conductor: Ladislav Slovák, Christian Ehwald
Orchestra/Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Point Classics 267214
Release Date: May 2, 2000
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Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Raphael Wallfisch (cello)
Conductor: Neeme Jarvi
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Catalog Num: Chandos 8508
Release Date: March 1987
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Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante; Tchaikovsky / Ma, Maazel
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Artist(s): Yo-Yo Ma (cello)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Sony Classical 48382
Release Date: September 29, 1992
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Prokofiev: Sinfonia-Concertante, Op 125 / Apolin / Konvalinka
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Stanislav Apolin (cello)
Conductor: Milos Konvalinka
Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech State Philharmonic of Brno
Catalog Num: Panton 9110 0466 G
Release Date: 1984
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Prokofiev: Symphonie Concertante / Peclard / Schelomo
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Ernest Bloch
Artist(s): Etienne Peclard (cello)
Conductor: Alain Lombard
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
Catalog Num: Forlane UCD 16680
Release Date: December 19, 1995
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Prokofiev: Symphony No 2, Symphony-Concerto / Polyansky
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Alexander Ivashkin (cello)
Conductor: Valeri Polyanskii
Orchestra/Ensemble: Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Chandos CHAN 9989
Release Date: July 23, 2002
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Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto for Cello, etc / Rudin, Kuchar
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Alexander Rudin (cello)
Conductor: Theodore Kuchar
Orchestra/Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Naxos 8.553624
Release Date: July 31, 1997
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Prokofjev, Respighi / Navarra / Ancerl
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Ottorino Respighi
Artist(s): Andre Navarra (cello)
Conductor: Karel Ancerl
Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Catalog Num: Supraphon DV 6190
Release Date: 1966
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Rostropovich - The Russian Years - Prokofiev, Taneiev, et al
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Taneyev, et al.
Artist(s): Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), et al.
Conductor: Yevgeny Svetlanov, Israil Gusman, et al.
Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: EMI Classics 72296
Release Date: September 12, 2000
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Rostropovich - The Russian Years 1950-1974
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Igor Stravinsky, Alexander Scriabin, et al.
Artist(s): Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Alexander Dedyukhin (piano), Sviatoslav Richter (piano), et al.
Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Israil Gusman, et al.
Orchestra/Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, USSR State Symphony Orchestra, et al.
Catalog Num: EMI Classics 72016
Release Date: June 10, 1997
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Rostropovich Plays Prokofiev - Symphony-Concerto, etc
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
Conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Russian Revelation RV 10102
Release Date: April 21, 1998
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Russian Treasure
Composer(s): Alexander Borodin, Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Conductor: Kurt Sanderling, et al.
Orchestra/Ensemble: Leningrad Philharmonic
Catalog Num: Multisonic 310188
Release Date: February 1, 1994
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Serge Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet & More Favourites
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Gabriel Tacchino (piano)
Conductor: Yuri Simonov, Louis de Froment
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg
Catalog Num: Quadromania 222159
Release Date: August 25, 2004
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Serge Prokofiev 50th Anniversary Edition: Volume 2 - Concertos
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Maxim Vengerov (violin), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Vadim Repin (violin), Vladimir Krainev (piano)
Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich, Seiji Ozawa, Kent Nagano, Dmitri Kitajenko
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Warner Classics 0927 49635-2
Release Date: February 14, 2003
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Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra / Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
Composer(s): Prokofiev; Shostakovich
Artist(s): Andre Navarra (cello)
Conductor: Karl Ancerl
Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Catalog Num: Supraphon
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Prokofiev and Shostakovich: Cello Concertos / Rostropovich, Ozawa
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich
Artist(s): Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Conductor: Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Atlantic/Erato 45332
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Prokofiev - Enfant Terrible - A 50th Anniversary Celebration
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Andrei Gavrilov (piano), Galina Gorchakova (soprano), Mischa Maisky (cello), Keith Puddy (clarinet), Sviatoslav Richter (piano), et al
Conductor: André Previn, Seiji Ozawa, Claudio Abbado, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Valery Gergiev, et al.
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, et al.
Catalog Num: London/Decca 473443
Release Date: April 8, 2003
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