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Elgar & Lalo: Cello Concertos
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Elgar & Lalo: Cello Concertos
Current price: $17.99
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Elgar & Lalo: Cello Concertos
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This is not a new recording by cellist
; the performances are from 1995 (the
concerto) and 1996 (
), and intended for release on
. Her contract with that label was drawing to an end, and the recording of the
, unbelievably, was lost. It took until 2022 to locate it, and it was paired with the re-released
concerto for a 2023 release on
. The timing was excellent, as
had just emerged from a long recording silence with a new
on a different label. This release will make listeners remember why they made such a fuss over
in the first place. She was inspired by the great
, who had the
, as one of her trademark works, and the
here is an extraordinarily warm and lyrical performance, with the
under conductor
matching the inner rhythms of
's playing. The
of
was recorded with a different orchestra, the
under
. There is quite a sonic lurch between the two performances, and the
in general is not on the level of the
; the work needs a mixture of gutsy drama and charm that
does not quite provide. The performance of
's much-recorded concerto, however, makes this album well worth the listener's time and money. ~ James Manheim