Dvorak: Cello Concerto In A Major, Serenade For St

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Label: FugaLibera
Catalog: FUG714
Format: CD

Alexander Rudin, cello; direction, Musica Viva

AntonĂ­n Dvorak
Cello Concerto in A major, B. 10 (1865) (Orchestral scoring by Jarmil Burghauser)
Serenade for Strings in E major, Opus 22, B. 52 (1875)

For their fourth Fuga Libera-project, the Russian orchestra Musica Viva recorded one very famous, and one forgotten piece by AntonĂ­n Dvorak. The well-known piece is the Serenade for Strings in E major, written by Dvorak in 1875. It is believed that Dvorak took up this small orchestral genre because it was less demanding than the symphony, but allowed for the provision of pleasure and entertainment. The other piece is the Cello Concerto in A major. Unlike its brother, the B minor Concerto Op. 104, this concerto has been more than overlooked. It was left un-orchestrated by Dvorak, existing only in piano-score form. It was only after his death that a few composers orchestrated this dazzling piece of music. Cello virtuoso Alexander Rudin, and Musica Viva let us taste from this magnificent forgotten treasure...

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