To most, the name Jean-Louis Duport is all but forgotten. Cellists will recognize his set of 21 etudes as being popular and widely used teaching tools in studios the world over, but even they may be unaware of the other contributions Duport made to their instrument. This MDG Gold album offers a welcome glimpse at three such works: the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth concertos for cellos and orchestra. Duport's etudes have the distinction of being much more musically fulfilling than many merely technical exercises available to ...
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To most, the name Jean-Louis Duport is all but forgotten. Cellists will recognize his set of 21 etudes as being popular and widely used teaching tools in studios the world over, but even they may be unaware of the other contributions Duport made to their instrument. This MDG Gold album offers a welcome glimpse at three such works: the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth concertos for cellos and orchestra. Duport's etudes have the distinction of being much more musically fulfilling than many merely technical exercises available to cellists. Conversely, there are aspects of his concertos that sometimes seem overtly technical for the sake of virtuosity. The three concertos heard here put extensive demands on the performer, much more so than many works by Duport's contemporaries. This is not to say the works are not musically satisfying, as well. The middle movements of each concerto in particular are quite charming and delicate. Performing and conducting the Hofkapelle Weimar is cellist Peter Hörr. The virtuosic...
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