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Dvorák, Schumann, Strauss & Prokofiev
~ Antonín Dvorák (Composer), Sergey Prokofiev (Composer), Richard Strauss (Composer), Robert Schumann (Composer), Colin Davis (Conductor), et al.
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Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. Cello Concerto in B minor Op.104 - Dvorák
2. Symphony-Concerto for cello and orchestra Op.125 - Prokofiev
Disc: 2
1. Don Quixote - R Strauss
2. Cello Concerto in A minor Op.129 - Schumann
On this CD:
  1. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor
    Composed by Antonín Dvorák
    Performed by Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra
    with Heinrich Schiff
    Conducted by Colin Davis

  2. Symphony-Concerto in E minor
    Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
    Performed by Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
    with Heinrich Schiff
    Conducted by André Previn

  3. Don Quixote
    Composed by Richard Strauss
    Performed by Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
    with Heinrich Schiff
    Conducted by Kurt Masur

  4. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor
    Composed by Robert Schumann
    Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
    with Heinrich Schiff
    Conducted by Bernard Haitink

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Heinrich Schiff is 50 and he's celebrating in the best possible way: with a double CD offering an unusual combination of cello works by Dvorák, Schumann, Strauss and Prokofiev. It makes perfect sense to start with Dvorák's Cello Concerto, since this is one of best-loved works in the repertoire. Schiff's entry has a dark gravitas which presages a performance devoid of the usual heart-on-sleeve stuff: with Colin Davis and the Concertgebouw providing the underpinning, emotion is at full throttle, but Schiff's natural restraint prevents it going over the top. Next comes Prokofiev's Symphony-Concerto Op. 125--a long-running headache for the composer, who took 20 years to find its right form. It's uncharacteristically muted and tentative--qualities which Schiff turns into strengths. Meanwhile, with Kurt Masur at the helm, Strauss's Don Quixote emerges in all its whirling, variegated intricacy, while Bernard Haitink and the Berlin Phil provide the ideal setting for Schiff's noble and tender treatment of Schumann's concerto.--Michael Church

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