COMPOSERS: Rózsa
LABELS: Alto
ALBUM TITLE: Rózsa
WORKS: Cello Concerto; Sinfonia Concertante
PERFORMER: Philippe Graffin (violin), Raphael Wallfisch (cello); BBC Concert Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth
CATALOGUE NO: ALC 1274 (2005)
Rósza’s heavyweight Cello Concerto shows the influence of Shostakovich, with a Hungarian inflection. Graffin and Wallfisch give the breathlessly intense Sinfonia Concertante a rip-roaring ride.
Helen Wallace