Dvoøák: Cello Concerto in A Major & Serenade for Strings in E Major Alexander Rudin & Musica Viva

• 1 Andante. Allegro assai 15:11
• 2 Andante cantabile 07:47
• 3 Rondo: Allegro risoluto 13:36
• 4 Moderato 04:44
• 5 Tempo di valse 06:12
• 6 Scherzo: Vivace 05:22
• 7 Larghetto 04:50
• 8 Finale: Allegro Vivace 05:44
• Total Runtime 01:03:26

Info for Dvoøák: Cello Concerto in A Major & Serenade for Strings in E Major

For their fourth Fuga Libera-project, the Russian orchestra Musica Viva recorded one very famous, and one forgotten piece by Antonín Dvoøák. The well-known piece is the Serenade for Strings in E major, written by Dvorak in 1875. It is believed that Dvorak took up this small orchestral genre because it was less demanding than the symphony, but allowed for the provision of pleasure and entertainment. The other piece is the Cello Concerto in A major. Unlike its brother, the B minor Concerto Op.104, this concerto has been more than overlooked. It was left un-orchestrated by Dvorak, existing only in piano-score form. It was only after his death that a few composers orchestrated this dazzling piece of music. Cello virtuoso Alexander Rudin, and Musica Viva let us taste from this magnificent forgotten treasure...

'The light tone of Maestro Rudin floated through the whole music surface with divine fluency, never loosing the beauty of the sound neither its intensity.' (Stuttgarter Zeitung)

Alexander Rudin, cello
Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra

Recorded 14-18 June 2012 at All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company ‘Rossiya – K’, Studio 5, Moscow, Russia
Sound engineer, editing, mastering: Ilya Dontsov
Recording producer: Michel Stockhem
Executive producer: Frederik Styns

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