‘A crisply articulated white dwarf of a First Concerto, the controlled hysteria of the outer movements well conveyed … dark corners are certainly well lit in the central Moderato, taken as briskl ...
‘There are many impressive things about these performances, not least the way Alban Gerhardt reinterprets important aspects of these pieces—particularly in the far better-known First Concerto. The slo ...
‘You want intensity, passion, drive and hard-won exaltation? You certainly get them all in this new recording of the Shostakovich Cello Concertos from Alban Gerhardt. Sweetness and toughness in the so ...