Dvorák Cello Concerto Strauss, R. Don Quixote Mischa Maisky

• 1 Applause 00:18
• 2 1. Allegro 14:29
• 3 2. Adagio ma non troppo 10:53
• 4 3. Finale (Allegro moderato) 12:05
• 5 1. Introduktion (Mäßiges Zeitmaß) 06:13
• 6 2. Don Quixote, der Ritter von der traurigen Gestalt 01:05
• 7 3. Sancho Panza 01:08
• 8 4. Variation 1 (Gemächlich) 02:35
• 9 5. Variation 2 (Kriegerisch) 01:38
• 10 6. Variation 3 (Mäßiges Zeitmaß) 07:50
• 11 7. Variation 4 (Etwas breiter) 02:05
• 12 8. Variation 5 (Sehr langsam) 04:14
• 13 9. Variation 6 (Schnell) 01:16
• 14 10. Variation 7 (Ein wenig ruhiger als vorher) 01:14
• 15 11. Variation 8 01:55
• 16 12. Variation 9 (Schnell und stürmisch) 01:19
• 17 13. Variation 10 (Viel breiter) 04:24
• 18 14. Finale (Sehr ruhig) 05:30
• Total Runtime 01:20:11

Info for Dvorák Cello Concerto Strauss, R. Don Quixote

'... he gives an eloquent performance of this greatest of all cello concertos and reaches the heart of its overwhelming sadness and poignancy ... The recording is full-bodied and the Berlin orchestras's playing sumptuous. (Sunday Telegraph, London)

Maisky gives a very warm, sympathetic, and moving account of the 'Don', the engineers have captured the Berlin Philharmonic's sound in luminous detail, and Mehta whips the orchestra up into fine frenzy in Strauss's whirlwind passages. Especially effective is Variation VII, 'The Ride through the Air'. Yet there is still one thing more to recommend this release ... Tabea Zimmermann's full and rich viola tone and responsive technique are every bit the match for Maisky. This is a superb album and a fine new recording of Dvorák's Cello Concerto ... and an outstanding new 'Don Quixote, which, to me, is always welcome. Add excellent sound and playing time that exceeds 80 minutes, and you have a combination that's hard to beat. (Jerry Dubins, Fanfare)

Mischa Maisky, cello
Berliner Philharmoniker
Zubin Mehta, conductor

Born in 1948 in Riga, Latvia, Mischa Maisky received his first music lessons in Riga, where he attended the Children's Music School and Conservatory. In 1962 he entered the Leningrad Con­servatory. In 1965 his debut with the Leningrad Philharmonic earned him the nickname "Ros­tropovich of the Future". One year later he was a prizewinner at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and began his studies with Rostropovich at the Moscow Conservatory while pursuing a concert career throughout the former Soviet Union. After being imprisoned in a labour camp near Gorky for 18 months in 1970, he emigrated from the USSR.

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