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On this CD, Swiss cellist Christian Poltéra tackles the complete cello works by two of the leading independent-minded European modernists of the mid- to late-twentieth century, Henri Dutilleux and Witold Lutoslawski. Each of the works was written at the instigation of Mstislav Rostropovich, a concerto from each composer, both of which he premiered in 1970, and a solo cello tribute from each, written in 1975 in honor of the Swiss conductor and new music advocate, Paul Sacher. Dutilleux took the title of his concerto, Toute un monde lointain… (A Whole Distant World…), as well as the names of the movements, from the poetry of Baudelaire, the mystery and sensuality of whose writing is reflected in the music. While it has the harmonic sophistication characteristic of postwar European music, Dutilleux's five-movement concerto clearly falls in the lineage of Debussy in its evocative delicacy, essentially lyrical character, and gossamer but colorful orchestration. Lutoslawski's concerto, while idiomatically not too far from Dutilleux's, is more aggressive and emphatic, with a more traditionally competitive relationship between the soloist and the orchestra. These concertos are canonical cello works of the late twentieth century, but the solo pieces are also attractive and idiomatically written, and deserve to be better known. Poltéra delivers committed, virtuosic performances, but he doesn't quite have the radiant tone to make the Dutilleux shimmer and glisten as it can. The ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, led by Jac van Steen, is likewise more persuasive in the more formally and timbrally straightforward Lutoslawski concerto. The sound of BIS' SACD is clean, detailed, and vivid, but particularly in the Dutilleux, it could benefit from more warmth.
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Cello Concerto "Tout un monde lointain" (Henri Dutilleux)
Henri Dutilleux, Composer - Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Poltera, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jac van Steen, Conductor, MainArtist
2010 BIS 2010 (P) BIS
Henri Dutilleux, Composer - Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Poltera, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jac van Steen, Conductor, MainArtist
2010 BIS 2010 (P) BIS
Henri Dutilleux, Composer - Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Poltera, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jac van Steen, Conductor, MainArtist
2010 BIS 2010 (P) BIS
Henri Dutilleux, Composer - Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Poltera, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jac van Steen, Conductor, MainArtist
2010 BIS 2010 (P) BIS
Henri Dutilleux, Composer - Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Poltera, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jac van Steen, Conductor, MainArtist
2010 BIS 2010 (P) BIS
3 Strophes sur le nom de Sacher (Henri Dutilleux)
Henri Dutilleux, Composer - Christian Poltera, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2010 BIS 2010 (P) BIS
Henri Dutilleux, Composer - Christian Poltera, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2010 BIS 2010 (P) BIS
Henri Dutilleux, Composer - Christian Poltera, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2010 BIS 2010 (P) BIS
Cello Concerto (Witold Lutosławski)
Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Poltera, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jac van Steen, Conductor, MainArtist - Witold Lutosławski, Composer
2010 BIS 2010 (P) BIS
Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Poltera, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jac van Steen, Conductor, MainArtist - Witold Lutosławski, Composer
2010 BIS 2010 (P) BIS
Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Poltera, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jac van Steen, Conductor, MainArtist - Witold Lutosławski, Composer
2010 BIS 2010 (P) BIS
Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Poltera, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jac van Steen, Conductor, MainArtist - Witold Lutosławski, Composer
2010 BIS 2010 (P) BIS
Christian Poltera, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Witold Lutosławski, Composer
2010 BIS 2010 (P) BIS
Albumbeschreibung
On this CD, Swiss cellist Christian Poltéra tackles the complete cello works by two of the leading independent-minded European modernists of the mid- to late-twentieth century, Henri Dutilleux and Witold Lutoslawski. Each of the works was written at the instigation of Mstislav Rostropovich, a concerto from each composer, both of which he premiered in 1970, and a solo cello tribute from each, written in 1975 in honor of the Swiss conductor and new music advocate, Paul Sacher. Dutilleux took the title of his concerto, Toute un monde lointain… (A Whole Distant World…), as well as the names of the movements, from the poetry of Baudelaire, the mystery and sensuality of whose writing is reflected in the music. While it has the harmonic sophistication characteristic of postwar European music, Dutilleux's five-movement concerto clearly falls in the lineage of Debussy in its evocative delicacy, essentially lyrical character, and gossamer but colorful orchestration. Lutoslawski's concerto, while idiomatically not too far from Dutilleux's, is more aggressive and emphatic, with a more traditionally competitive relationship between the soloist and the orchestra. These concertos are canonical cello works of the late twentieth century, but the solo pieces are also attractive and idiomatically written, and deserve to be better known. Poltéra delivers committed, virtuosic performances, but he doesn't quite have the radiant tone to make the Dutilleux shimmer and glisten as it can. The ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, led by Jac van Steen, is likewise more persuasive in the more formally and timbrally straightforward Lutoslawski concerto. The sound of BIS' SACD is clean, detailed, and vivid, but particularly in the Dutilleux, it could benefit from more warmth.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:59
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Christian Poltéra
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BIS
- Genre: Klassiek
2010 BIS 2010 BIS
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