The unifying motif between the two Cello Concertos on this album is a sense of yearning: Dvořák yearned for his homeland and an unfulfilled love, while Lalo yearned for Spanish flair and Mediterranean temperament.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at the Forum Karlín in Prague, Czech Republic, in January 2015.
Performer Biography
Jakub Hrůša, the conductor on this album, served as Music Director and Chief Conductor of PKF - Prague Philharmonia from 2009 to 2015.
Performer Biography
The PKF - Prague Philharmonia, the orchestra on this album, was founded in 1994 by the world-famous conductor Jiří Bělohlávek.
Performer Biography
Johannes Moser, the cellist on this album, was the top prize-winner at the 2002 Tchaikovsky Competition and received the prestigious Brahms Prize in 2014.
Instruments
Johannes Moser performs on a 1694 Andrea Guarneri cello, which is on loan from a private collection.
