Gerhardt,Alban Shostakovich: Cello Concertos CD

Alban Gerhardt writes admiringly of Rostropovich and the legacy of marvelous works he inspired. On this recording, he performs two of them alongside the WDR Sinfonieorchester led by Jukka-Pekka Saraste. On the evidence of these extraordinary accounts, he need fear no comparisons with his great Russian forebear.

1. Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1 in E Flat Major, Op 107 - I. Allegretto 2. Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1 in E Flat Major, Op 107 - II. Moderato 3. Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1 in E Flat Major, Op 107 - III. Cadenza 4. Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1 in E Flat Major, Op 107 - IV. Finale: Allegro Con Moto 5. Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 2 in G Major, Op 126 - I. Largo 6. Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 2 in G Major, Op 126 - II. Scherzo: Allegretto 7. Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 2 in G Major, Op 126 - III. Finale: Allegretto