Queen Elisabeth Competition Cello 2017

Bach, Johann Sebastian, Boccherini, Luigi, Brahms, Johannes, Dvorak, Antonin, Elgar, Edward, Haydn, Joseph, Prokofiev, Sergey, różni kompozytorzy, Shostakovich, Dmitry, Tchaikovsky, Piotr

Cañón-Valencia, Santiago, Julien-Laferrière, Victor, Karizna, Ivan, Okamoto, Yuya

QEC-DUO22

The second edition of the Queen Elisabeth Competition dedicated to the cello gives us an opportunity to re-immerse ourselves in the performances of four laureates during the very first session dedicated to this instrument, in 2017. This 4CD box set features recordings, most of which have never been previously released, from the first round, the semi-final, the final, as well as from the laureates’ concerts, each cellist including a concerto from the mainstream repertory in his program. On these CDs we shall hear Victor Julien-Laferrière (1st Prize), Yuya Okamoto (2nd Prize), Santiago Cañón-Valencia (3rd Prize) and Ivan Karizna (5th Prize and Musiq3 & Canvas-Klaraprijs audience prizes).

Works:

•Bach, J S: Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV1008
• Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99
• Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
• Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1
• Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2 (Op. 101)
• Prokofiev: Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119
• Szostakowicz: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
• Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
• Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33

CD x 4

Queen Elisabeth Competition

7/4/22

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