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Schumann: Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129 - Tschaikowsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33

9/30/2016, 24 Tracks, 1:18:56

Featuring

  • Kurt Masur
  • Jürnjakob Timm
  • Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
  • Robert Schumann
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

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Composition History

Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations, composed in 1876, are a tribute to the genius of Mozart.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

Eterna, a classical music label, was founded in 1947 in occupied Berlin by singer and actor 'Ernst' Albert Busch, a German resistance fighter and communist.

Source: Booklet

Critical Reception

Schumann's Cello Concerto was not publicly performed during his lifetime, and its publication was delayed.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Robert Schumann played the cello as a boy and intended to resume playing it to aid his symphony composition.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Jürnjakob Timm, the cellist on this recording, has been the Principal Solo Cellist of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig since 1973 and is also a member of the Gewandhaus Quartet.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Robert Schumann's Cello Concerto was composed in just two weeks in October 1850, shortly after his move to the Rhineland.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Schumann's Cello Concerto is considered innovative for its time, notably lacking an orchestral exposition and featuring an orchestra-supported cadenza.

Source: Booklet

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