Benjamin Kruithof: Russian Mood | Ars Produktion ARS38310

Benjamin Kruithof: Russian Mood

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Label: Ars Produktion

Cat No: ARS38310

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 29th October 2021

Contents

Artists

Benjamin Kruithof (cello)
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie

Conductor

Conrad van Alphen

Works

Davidoff, Karl

Pieces (4), op.20
» no.1 Sonntag Morgen (Sunday Morning)

Glazunov, Alexander

Chant du menestrel, op.71

Popper, David

Fantasie uber kleinrussische Lieder, op.43

Rachmaninov, Sergei

Songs (14), op.34
» no.14 Vocalise (cello and orchestra)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Morceaux (6), op.19
» no.4 Nocturne (arr. for cello and orchestra)
Pezzo capriccioso in B minor, op.62
String Quartet no.1 in D major, op.11
» II Andante cantabile (arr. for cello and orchestra)
Variations on a Rococo theme, op.33

Artists

Benjamin Kruithof (cello)
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie

Conductor

Conrad van Alphen

About

Trying to characterise Russian music, one almost involuntarily finds descriptions such as “soulful”, “melancholic” or even “emotionally charged”, attributes that could also apply to the sphere of sound of the violoncello.

Benjamin Kruithof and the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie conducted by Conrad van Alphen play Tchaikovsky’s short tasteful salon piece Pezzo capriccioso, the cheerful, elegant and witty Rococo Variations, the Nocturne in C sharp minor from his piano cycle op.19 and the slow movement (Andante cantabile) from his String Quartet no.1, op.11.

Also included are Glazunov’s Chant du ménestrel, op.71, and Davidoff’s peacefully flowing Sunday Morning, op.20. Popper’s Fantasy on Little Russian Songs, op.43, combines the lyrical mellifluousness and sheer unfailing bravura that also distinguished Popper’s own cello playing. Rachmaninov’s Vocalise, op.34 no.14, completes Russian Mood.

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