The Cello Concerto, championed by Pablo Casals, is now considered standard repertoire for cellists, alongside concertos by Haydn and Dvořák.
Composition History
Robert Schumann's Cello Concerto, Op. 129, was composed in Düsseldorf in just three weeks in October 1850.
Composition History
Schumann's Cello Concerto was only performed publicly after his death, and its premiere lacked the ceremony of an official debut.
Performer Biography
Michael Sanderling, the conductor on this album, was engaged as solo cellist of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig at age 19 by Kurt Masur.
Compositional Technique
The cadenza in Schumann's Cello Concerto is unusual because it appears before the coda of the final movement, rather than at the end of the first movement.
Recording & Production
This album features two different arrangements of Schumann's Cello Concerto: one for cello and string orchestra, and another for four cellos.
Compositional Technique
Schumann's Cello Concerto strives for cyclical unity through thematic interrelations and 'attacca' transitions between movements, reflecting the era's move towards a 'Gesamtkunstwerk' (total work of art).
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