Martinů, Hindemith, Honegger: Cello Concertos

Featuring

Christoph Poppen
Johannes Moser
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
Bohuslav Martinů
Paul Hindemith
Arthur Honegger

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Instruments

Johannes Moser plays a cello made by Carlo Antonio Testore in Milan in 1712, which is from a private collection.

Performer Biography

Johannes Moser, the cellist on this recording, won the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 2002 and received a special prize for his interpretation of the Rococo Variations.

Composer Biography

The three composers featured on this album—Martinů, Hindemith, and Honegger—belonged to the same generation, knew and valued each other, and developed clearly identifiable musical languages.

Recording & Production

The recording took place from June 8 to June 12, 2010, at the SWR Studio Kaiserslautern.

Performer Biography

Johannes Moser is enthusiastic about experimenting with the electric cello and has inspired several composers to write pieces for the instrument.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The composers on this album consciously avoided serialism, a compositional technique, creating highly dramatic cello musical theater through their individual languages.