Cello Concerto
The Concerto for Cello and Orchestra is a cello concerto by the Polish composer Witold Lutosławski. The work was commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society with support from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. It received its world premiere at the Royal Festival Hall on October 14, 1970, by the cellist Mstislav Rostropovich (to whom the piece is dedicated) and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Edward Downes.
Movements
- Introduction -
- Episodes -
- Cantilena -
- Finale
Recommended recordings
- Mstislav Rostropovich · Orchestre de Paris · Witold Lutosławski YouTubeSpotify (subscription)
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