Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 vs Cello Concerto No. 2

[Guido]

Yes:

http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6342465/a/Gruber:+Manhattan+Broadcasts,+etc+%2F+Gruber,+Cohen,+et+al.htm

It was premiered by Ma. A video was made of him playing it (really pushing him to the edge of his technique), but it is no longer available, and I am still looking out for it (at a non extortionate Amazon used and new price!). But Cohen's version presented here is absolutely first class and he tackles the score with consumate ease and beauty. The solo line goes up to The high f above the high f above the f thats on top of the treble clef, and is regularly in the absolute stratisferic regions. The use of tonality and disonance is also very beautiful and personal also. If you know any of Gruber's work, it is very much in the Neo-romantic idiom, but has real integrty and personality. The piece is a post modern masterpiece if ever there was one.

[SonicMan46]

BOY, a 5-yr old thread on the Shosty Cello Concertos that may warrant some updating!

Just left the quoted post below in the listening thread - my other recordings of these works are Schiff doing both & Rostropovich doing No. 1 w/ Osawa - from reading through this thread, appears that I should obtain Rostropovich performing both concertos?  BUT, which recording(s) to choose?  He must have done these a number of times since both were dedicated to him, IIRC?

SO, updated Rostropovich recommendations and suggestions for other performers/recordings that my have popped up in the last 5 years - 

Another BRO bargain ($14) - 2 disc set of the cello works of:

Shostokovich, Dmitri - Cello Sonatas & Concertos w/ Viviane Spanoghe, Andre de Groote (piano) & Emil Tabakov conducting the Sofia Soloists SO; recordings made over a 25 year span (1984-2009) and re-issued by Talent; not familiar w/ these performers and have not culled my Shosty cello recordings in a while, BUT purchase prompted by two excellent reviews in MusicWeb (HERE1 & HERE2, the latter a 'Recording of the Month') - SO, if you desire to have these cello works in one small convenient 2-CD set, a recommendation!

NOTE: 2nd Cello Sonata (DSCH's last work apparently) is an arrangement of the Viola Sonata by Daniel Shafran.

[The new erato]

The socalled 2nd cello sonata here appears to be an arrangement of the wonderful, and haunting, viola sonata.

[snyprrr]

BOY, a 5-yr old thread on the Shosty Cello Concertos that may warrant some updating!

Just left the quoted post below in the listening thread - my other recordings of these works are Schiff doing both & Rostropovich doing No. 1 w/ Osawa - from reading through this thread, appears that I should obtain Rostropovich performing both concertos?  BUT, which recording(s) to choose?  He must have done these a number of times since both were dedicated to him, IIRC?

SO, updated Rostropovich recommendations and suggestions for other performers/recordings that my have popped up in the last 5 years - 

I, too, have Schiff/Philips and Slava No.1/Ozawa-Erato. Schiff MUST be considered No.2, after Slava?

[SonicMan46]

Well, after commenting a few posts back, I looked on Amazon USA for Rostropovich recordings of BOTH concertos (plenty w/ him doing the first one) - below is about all that I found (the last one is OOP & at an exorbitant price); now, more may be there and/or other recordings on non-USA sites?

SO, any comments on the ones below or other suggestions - thanks! 

     

[Karl Henning]

Cast my vote for I like both.

[Lisztianwagner]

The first Cello Concerto would be my favourite, both I absolutely like both.

[Kontrapunctus]

This new one is pretty good--the bass drum whacks in the 2nd Concerto will shake the foundation of your house!