Weinberg, Dutilleux: Cello Concertos

by Edgar Moreau, Andris Poga

Overview

The two works for cello and orchestra here, the Cello Concerto in C minor, Op. 43, of Mieczyslaw Weinberg and Tout un monde lointain for cello and orchestra by Henri Dutilleux, are hardly common on concert programs; perhaps the Dutilleux, taking the Debussy-Ravel language into serialist territory, is a bit better known. They are quite different, but they have a major trait in common: both were composed for the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. Knowing this makes the two works snap into focus, so to speak; each has the kind of noble melody line that Rostropovich brought to mind, and cellist Edgar Moreau achieves a reasonable facsimile of the style. The Weinberg concerto might be termed a real find, departing considerably from the composer's general Shostakovich inspiration. It is something of a sinfonia concertante, with the solo cello emerging in unexpected ways from other solo lines (sample the second and fourth movements). The Dutilleux work has a melancholy that the serialist method cannot squash, and Moreau gets lively support from the underrated WDR Sinfonieorchester Koeln under conductor Andris Poga. This is a release that will fill spaces on many shelves or hard drives, and it continues to mark the ascent of Weinberg into the general repertory. ~ James Manheim

Product Details

Release Date:	09/29/2023
Label:	Erato
UPC:	5054197489334
Rank:	61309

Tracks

1. Cello Concerto in D minor, Op. 43~I. Adagio
2. Cello Concerto in D minor, Op. 43~II. Moderato
3. Cello Concerto in D minor, Op. 43~III. Allegro - Cadenza
4. Cello Concerto in D minor, Op. 43~IV. Allegro
5. Tout un monde lointain (Concerto for cello and orchestra)~I. Énigme. Très libre et flexible
6. Tout un monde lointain (Concerto for cello and orchestra)~II. Regard. Extrêmement calme
7. Tout un monde lointain (Concerto for cello and orchestra)~III. Houles. Large et ample
8. Tout un monde lointain (Concerto for cello and orchestra)~IV. Miroirs. Lent et extatique
9. Tout un monde lointain (Concerto for cello and orchestra)~V. Hymne. Allegro

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Edgar Moreau   Primary Artist,Cello
Andris Poga   Primary Artist,Conductor
WDR Sinfonieorchester Koeln   Orchestra

Technical Credits

Lutz Rameisel   Sound Technician
Sebastian Koenig   Executive Producer
Sebastian Stein   Recording Producer
Henri Dutilleux   Composer
Janis Deinats   Photography
Mieczyslaw Weinberg   Composer
Andreas Gernemann   Engineer
Daniel Fesquet   Liner Note Translation
David Fanning   Liner Notes
Stefanie Schlatt   Liner Note Translation
Caroline Potter   Liner Notes