Gautier Capucon - Elgar / Walton:Cello Concerto - Import CD

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Gautier Capucon

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Contents] (Scheduled to be recorded) Edward Elgar (1857-1934): Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85 1- I. Adagio. 2- II. Lento. Allegro molto 3- III. Adagio. 4- IV. Allegro. Moderato - Allegro, ma non troppo - Poco più lento - Adagio William Walton (1902-1983): Cello Concerto 5- I. Moderato 6- II. Allegro appassionato 7- III. Tema ed improvvisazioni (Theme and improvisations) Performers Gautier Capuçon, cello London Symphony Orchestra Antonio Pappano (Conductor) Recording September 27, 28, 30, 2023, LSO St. Lukes, London Imported by Warner Music Japan only. The Japanese-language commentary will include a Japanese translation of the original booklet and a newly written commentary by Atsushi Suzuki. Elgar died in 1934 at the age of 76, but as a composer he virtually broke his brush in 1920. This "Cello Concerto" was written in 1919, the year before Elgar's death, and is the most recently performed of his works. At the time, Elgar's wife Alice (who was eight years older than the composer) was recovering from an illness. Her death the following year caused Elgar to rapidly lose his creative impetus. The Cello Concerto has become not only Elgar's masterpiece but also an indispensable work for cellists around the world. William Walton was born in Alltam, Lancashire, in the northeast of England, and lived until March 1983. During his lifetime, however, his reputation was limited to the United Kingdom, and he was only rarely mentioned, especially in Japan. Walton's most commonly heard works are the "Viola Concerto" from 1928-1929 and the "Symphony No. 1" completed in 1935, but the "Cello Concerto" was written in 1956, and together with the Second Symphony (1959), it is the only piece Walton composed after World War II that has been selected today. The "Cello Concerto" was written in 1956, and is one of the few Walton compositions from the post-World War II period that can be found today, along with the Second Symphony (1959). Gautier Capuçon performs these two famous British cello concertos.Elgar's two concertos were premiered at the time by the London Symphony Orchestra, and in 2020, Gauthier's brother, Renaud Capuçon, recorded "Elgar: Violin Concerto" with Simon Rattle, former music director of the London Symphony Orchestra. This recording will be with the new principal conductor, Antonio Pappano. Gauthier describes Elgar's music as a sad melody written by Elgar in mourning for the horrors of war, a meditative, stormy episode, powerful in its darkness. As for Walton, he plays it as one of those rich mood pieces with big, technical cadenzas. Gautier Capuçon's expressive musicianship, overflowing technique, and the deep sound of his 1701 Matteo Goffriller cello make this music full of deep passion. (Warner Music)