Lionel Martin plays Kabalevsky, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky
11/8/2024, 8 Tracks, 1:13:57
Featuring
Lionel Martin
Giedrė Šlekytė
Demian Martin
Howard Griffiths
SWR Symphonieorchester
Camerata Schweiz
Dimitri Kabalevsky
Dmitri Shostakovich
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Instruments
Lionel Martin plays a cello made by Pierre Silvestre in 1856.
Composition History
Kabalevsky dedicated his Second Cello Concerto to Daniil Shafran, a renowned cellist, and even conducted the recording of the work himself.
Historical Context
The three composers on this album, Kabalevsky, Shostakovich, and Tchaikovsky, all came from the same region and struggled with their fates.
Composer Biography
The cellist Daniil Shafran (1923-1997), a great musician of the Soviet Union, had all three works on this album as important milestones in his repertoire.
Performer Biography
Lionel Martin, the cellist on this album, made his solo debut with the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 14.
Historical Context
The composers Kabalevsky and Shostakovich dealt with the Soviet political regime differently: Shostakovich was critical, while Kabalevsky sometimes collaborated.
Historical Context
Kabalevsky and Shostakovich, two of the composers featured, were neighbors and even lived in the same house for a period.
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