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Luigi Boccherini
Cello Concertos
- Concerto for Cello #2 (#6) in D Major, G. 479
- Concerto for Cello #3 (#7) in G Major, G. 480
- Concerto for Cello #9 in B Flat Major, G. 482
- Concerto for Cello #10 in D Major, G. 483
Wen Sinn Yang, cello
Streicherakademie Bozen/Georg Egger
Arts 47754-8 78m Hybrid Multichannel SACD Rec. 1999
This recording is over ten years old but has been selected by Arts to receive the SACD treatment. Multichannel sound quite suits these works which require a certain amount of dexterity by the soloists and a judicious balance between the orchestra and the instrument. Yang is definitely a fine exponent of the cello part which calls for excellent technical virtuosity especially in the faster movements – this is very much in evidence in the Finale of #2 which is especially demanding.
Nos. 9 and 10 also include wind instruments alongside the cello and in the former we have the oboes and horns while in the latter there are just horns. Both make for a pleasing alternative to the stringed instruments although it is a pity that the soloists are not named. Otherwise this is a well-annotated, splendidly recorded disc which should appeal to those who are cognizant of this Italian 18th century repertoire.
Copyright © 2010, Gerald Fenech.
