Cello Concerto - Elliott Carter

Staatskapelle Berlin conducted by Daniel Barenboim. Alisa Weilerstein as the cellist. I - Drammatico (0:00) - Allegro appassionato (1:40) - Giocoso (4:23) - Lento (7:34) - Maestoso (11:14) - Tranquillo (14:19) - Allegro fantastico (18:30) Carter's Cello Concerto was composed in 2000, being commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for the cellist Yo-Yo Ma. It was premiered on September 27 of 2001 under the direction of Daniel Barenboim. It is structured in seven movements performed continously. Carter describes the piece with the following words: "My Cello Concerto is introduced by the soloist alone, playing a frequently interrupted cantilena that presents ideas later to be expanded into movements. These movements are connected by episodes that often refer to the final Allegro fantastico. In this score I have tried to find meaningful, personal ways of revealing the cello’s vast array of wonderful possibilities." Picture: "The Violoncellist Schneklud" (1894) by the French painter Paul Gauguin. Source: https://bit.ly/3VKBkN6 Unfortunately the score is not available.