Cello Concerto in D minor (Cassadó)
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Gaspar Cassadó's Cello Concerto in D minor was first performed in 1926 by Cassadó and Pablo Casals, to whom the work was dedicated.[1]
The concerto consists of two movements:
- I. Allegro non troppo
- II. Andante con variazioni e Allegro finale: Andante con sentimento austero – Allegro ritmico e piuttosto moderato.
This piece, like the Suite for Cello Solo, has folk music elements: Spanish, Oriental, and Impressionistic. Gaspar Cassadó studied composition with Maurice Ravel and Ravelian "carnival music" can be heard in the second theme of the first movement. The second movement is a theme and variations. An attacca leads to a pentatonic Rondo.
Recordings
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- 2002 – Martin Ostertag, cello; Baden-Badener Philharmonie conducted by Werner Stiefel.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Chaitkin, Nathaniel J. "Gaspar Cassadó: his relationship with Pablo Casals and his versatile musical life". Internet Cello Society. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ Antes BM-CD 31.9178