COMPOSERS: Klengel
LABELS: CPO
WORKS: Cello Concerto No. 1; Cello Concerto No. 4; Double Cello Concerto in E minor
PERFORMER: Xenia Jankovic, Christoph Richter (cello); NDR Hannover Radio PO/Bjarte Engeset
CATALOGUE NO: 999 714-2
Klengel’s cello pupils included Piatigorsky and Feuermann, and his music is expertly written for the instrument, with echoes of Mendelssohn, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Dvorák. No profound revelations here, but a great deal of pleasure, with Jankovic an especially eloquent soloist. Martin Cotton
Klengel
Klengel’s cello pupils included Piatigorsky and Feuermann, and his music is expertly written for the instrument, with echoes of Mendelssohn, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Dvorák. No profound revelations here, but a great deal of pleasure, with Jankovic an especially eloquent soloist. Martin Cotton
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