ELGAR: Cello Concerto; TCHAIKOVSKY: Variations on a Rococo Theme - Jean-Guihen Queyras

Jean-Guihen Queyras - Cello

BBC Symphony Orchestra - Symphony Orchestra

Jiří Bělohlávek - Conductor

On the face of it there is little in common between the elegiac song of Elgar’s Concerto, the Bohemian nostalgia of Dvořák’s exquisite miniatures, and the stylistic exercise of Tchaikovsky revisiting the 18th century. But Jean-Guihen Queyras sees in this programme ‘a fascinating mirror effect’, with each composer ‘playing on contrasts to elucidate his intentions’. Alongside the great Czech conductor Jiří Bělohlávek, he reveals every facet of these Late Romantic works.

Fono Forum - Empfehlung des Monats
Sir Edward Elgar [1857-1934]

Cello Concerto op.85 in E minor / mi mineur / e-Moll

1I. Adagio - Moderato 8'06
2II. Lento - Allegro molto 4'30
3III. Adagio 4'25
4IV. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro ma non troppo - Poco più lento - Adagio 10'52
Antonín Dvořák [1841-1904]

5Rondo op.94 7'51
6Klid (Silent Woods) op.68/5 5'59
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [1840-1893]

Variations on a Rococo Theme op.33 for cello and orchestra

7Moderato assai quasi Andante - Thema: Moderato semplice 2'27
8Var. I: Tempo della Thema0'56
9Var. II: Tempo della Thema 1'13
10Var. III: Andante sostenuto 3'46
11Var. IV: Andante grazioso 1'59
12Var. V: Allegro moderato 3'30
13Var. VI: Andante 2'36
14Var. VII e Coda: Allegro vivo 2'13