Cello Concerto in C major, Op 20 (Albert)
from Dohnányi, Enescu & Albert: Cello Concertos (CDA67544)
1 Allegro moderato – Animato – Allegro – Molto tranquillo [9'58]
2 Andante con moto [7'09]
3 Allegro vivace – Allegro molto [4'45]
21 minutes 52 seconds 3 tracks
‘It would be difficult to find a more enticing choice of repertory for the first volume in Hyperion's enterprising Romantic Cello Concerto series than the three sumptuous late 19th-century composition ...
‘Alban Gerhardt is the superb soloist in the lovely Dohnányi piece, and he introduces the no less impressive concerto by d'Albert and Enescu's early Symphonie concertante’ (The Independent)
‘Gerhardt's playing, with its richly hued tone, gets right to the heart of this music and brilliantly ignites the fireworks that the Enescu and d'Albert pieces have up their sleeves’ (The Daily Telegraph)