English cellist Raphael Wallfisch has a knack for finding interesting new repertoire for his instrument. Sometimes, as in his recording of Beethoven's transcription of his Horn Sonata, he had to dig deep to find it. Other times, as in this recording of Prokofiev's Cinq Mélodies arranged for cello and orchestra, he not only had to dig deep to find the composer's transcription of one piece, he then had to approach a composer to transcribe the other four pieces, in this case, Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin.While not top ...
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English cellist Raphael Wallfisch has a knack for finding interesting new repertoire for his instrument. Sometimes, as in his recording of Beethoven's transcription of his Horn Sonata, he had to dig deep to find it. Other times, as in this recording of Prokofiev's Cinq Mélodies arranged for cello and orchestra, he not only had to dig deep to find the composer's transcription of one piece, he then had to approach a composer to transcribe the other four pieces, in this case, Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin.While not top-drawer Prokofiev, the Cinq Mélodies have the winning charm of works like the contemporary Tales of an Old Grandmother, and whether by Prokofiev or Shchedrin, the transcriptions are cool, sweet, and slightly acerbic. In these enthusiastic performances by Wallfisch and the chamber-sized Southbank Sinfonia under the direction of Simon Over, they will make interesting listening for dedicated Prokofiev fans. But this arrangement of the Cinq Mélodies is not the only premiere on this disc....
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