Tortelier plays Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 (1/4)
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Uploaded by musicanth on Aug 30, 2010
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191 (Cello Concerto No. 2)
I. Allegro (orchestral introduction)
Accompanied by André Previn and the London Symphony Orchestra, French cello virtuoso Paul Tortelier (1914-1990) performs the famous B minor cello concerto by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904). Dvořák's friend, the cellist Hanuš Wihan (1855-1920) been asking him to compose a cello concerto for a long time, but he hesitated to undertake the task since he supposedly considered the cello too weak for a large-scale concerto - even though he had already composed a cello concerto in 1865, leaving it unorchestrated. In 1894 while serving as Director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City, Dvořák heard a few performances of the second cello concerto (Op. 30) by Victor Herbert (1859-1924), and he was inspired to begin composing a new concerto for cello and orchestra. Dvořák completed this work the following year and dedicated it to Wihan, although he chose the cellist Leo Stern (1862-1904) to perform at the premiere in London. Possible reasons for this decisions include a scheduling conflict with Wihan's Bohemian Quartet, a misunderstanding with the Philharmonic Society, or Wihan's offense at Dvořák's rejection of his two cadenzas. Cellist Steven Isserlis has pointed out that Stern got the job only after sending Dvořák two rare pigeon breeds - and the composer was obsessed with collecting pigeons. Whatever the reason, the premiere was successful and the work became one of Dvořák's most popular. His long-time mentor and friend Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was so impressed that he declared, "If I had known that it was possible to compose such a concerto for the cello, I would have tried it myself!"
(Recorded in 1979)
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Thanks for uploading this!
I always wanted to listen to Maestro Tortelier afer watching his magical masterclass video!
dominant08 1 year ago