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Shostakovich - Cello Concerto no.1, Symphony no.5 | Les Dissonances LD009

Shostakovich - Cello Concerto no.1, Symphony no.5

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Label: Les Dissonances

Cat No: LD009

Barcode: 3149028105421

Format: CD + Book

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 28th October 2016

Contents

Artists

Xavier Phillips (cello)
Les Dissonances
David Grimal (violin, direction)

Works

Shostakovich, Dmitri

Cello Concerto no.1 in E flat major, op.107
Symphony no.5 in D minor, op.47

Artists

Xavier Phillips (cello)
Les Dissonances
David Grimal (violin, direction)

About

Les Dissonances made its first recordings for Ambroise-Naïve, the critical success of which led to the birth of its own label in March 2014.

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the orchestra’s new Shostakovich album, recorded live at the Opéra de Dijon, is presented complete with an extended tribute piece by Xavier Phillips in memory of his mentor, Mstislav Rostropovich, dedicatee of Shostakovich’s two cello concertos. It follows the label’s high production and design values, offering the disc as part of a hardbound book containing detailed programme notes, Phillips’s essay, artist biographies and monochrome photographs.

“My memories are of an immensely gifted pedagogue, whose advice could be very diverse in nature. With me his approach wasn’t really focused on the instrumental dimension. It was above all a way of talking about music, with images, impressions, sensations, anecdotes. He shed new light, he showed you things, he made you think.” - Xavier Phillips

“Les Dissonances is clearly an extraordinary ensemble in terms of musical sensitivity and emotional power” - BBC Music Magazine

Reviews

Xavier Phillips was mentored by Mstislav Rostropovich in the last years of the great cellist’s life, and thus learned about Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No 1 from the player for whom it was written. So it won’t be surprising that Phillips makes his impact in the work by searching out its beauty rather than stressing its anger. Sometimes the pace is striking – the finale goes like the clappers – but more often it’s Phillips’s silky tone that impresses, standing out effortlessly against the orchestra. ... the performance [of the Symphony] is full of artfully paced crescendos, and there is convincing momentum and drama here even if the interpretation is ultimately less gruelling than some.  Erica Jeal
The Guardian 10 November 2016

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