Antonín Dvořák, Pierre Fournier, George Szell, Berliner Philharmoniker – Concerto For Cello And Orchestra (VG+/VG+) – LP, UK 1975

Concerto For Cello And Orchestra is an LP by Berliner Philharmoniker, Antonín Dvořák, George Szell, Pierre Fournier from 1975 released on the Deutsche Grammophon label.

About this album

Szell and Fournier give Dvořák’s Cello Concerto a noble, lyrical reading that highlights why the work became one of the Romantic era’s great showpieces. Composed in 1894–95, the concerto combines sweeping orchestral writing with a solo part of unusual emotional range, from the opening Allegro’s urgency to the deeply felt Adagio ma non troppo and the broad Finale. Pierre Fournier’s refined tone and George Szell’s exacting control bring clarity, balance and dramatic poise to the score, with the Berliner Philharmoniker providing a disciplined, richly coloured orchestral setting. It is a classic interpretation of one of Dvořák’s best-loved works.

Genre: Classical