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DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
with Jaap van Zweden
Elgar, Faure 2014 [no label, 2CD]
Live at the Eugene McDermott Concert Hall, Morton H Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX; November 14, 2014. Broadcast on January 19, 2015. Very good radio broadcast.
For those who want something a bit more contemplative…
The programme features Elgar’s Cello Concerto; and Faure’s Pavane and Requiem. The Dallas Symphony Chorus debuts on the 2014/15 season with two Fauré favorites. Alisa Weilerstein, called “one of the most exciting American cellists of the new generation” by The New York Times, presents Elgar’s masterpiece for the instrument.
Gregory Sullivan Isaacs wrote at theaterjones.com:
Elgar’s Cellos Concerto is still a massive work, but one in a reflective mood. It was the last of the composer’s big efforts and looks backwards. His music was already sounding dated and his works were programmed less frequently. World War I had just ended and Europe was victorious but exhausted. This was no time for a flashy concerto. That is not to say his Cello Concerto lacks fireworks; it is replete with them. Only a fine cellist at the top of their game can play it without sounding stressed. Alisa Weilerstein is such a cellist…
In this appearance, Weilerstein pulled her hair back so that we could see her expressive face… and what a treat it was. You could see, as well as hear, how she felt about every phrase. Technically, she was flawless. Elgar asks for a lot and she delivered all of it. Van Zweden was an effective partner. He never covered her sound. Of course, that would not be an easy task because her sound is so huge.
Thanks to jingledale for sharing the show at Dime.
Lineage:
FM broadcast > Kenwood KT-880D Tuner > analog cable > Roland Edirol R-09 > 16/44 wav > Audacity for tracking > FLAC8
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Disc 1
Track 101. Intro 4:21 (7.3MB)
Track 102. Elgar - Cello Concerto I - Adagio 7:44 (13.0MB)
Track 103. Elgar - Cello Concerto II - Lento - Allegro molto 4:14 (7.1MB)
Track 104. Elgar - Cello Concerto III - Adagio 4:35 (7.7MB)
Track 105. Elgar - Cello Concerto IV - Allegro 10:37 (17.8MB)
Track 106. Outro 1:31 (2.5MB)
33 mins
Disc 2
Track 201. Intro 1:08 (1.9MB)
Track 202. Faure - Pavane 6:27 (10.8MB)
Track 203. Intro 5:07 (8.6MB)
Track 204. Faure - Requiem I - Introit et Kyrie 6:02 (10.1MB)
Track 205. Faure - Requiem II - Offertoire 7:22 (12.4MB)
Track 206. Faure - Requiem III - Sanctus 3:09 (5.3MB)
Track 207. Faure - Requiem IV - Pie Jesu 3:40 (6.2MB)
Track 208. Faure - Requiem V - Agnus Dei 5:33 (9.3MB)
Track 209. Faure - Requiem VI - Libera me 4:41 (7.9MB)
Track 210. Faure - Requiem VII - In Paradisum 3:14 (5.4MB)
Track 211. Outro 2:25 (4.1MB)
49 mins
Overburn to fit all the tracks onto one CD.
Jaap van Zweden, conducting
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Hugh Russell, baritone
Dallas Symphony Chorus: Joshua Habermann, director
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