Philippe Graffin and Raphael Wallfisch Perform Works for Cello and Violin by Rózsa

Philippe Graffin and Raphael Wallfisch Perform Works for Cello and Violin by Rózsa

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

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Helen Wallace

Published: May 15, 2017 at 8:19 am

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

Helen Wallace

Artistic and Executive Director, Kings Place

Helen Wallace is the artistic and executive director of Kings Place, a concert hall in King's Cross, London, and the former editor of BBC Music Magazine and The Strad Magazine.
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