english 
deutsch 
français 
Concerto No. 1 for Cello and Orchestra
Product Details
Description
Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his first Cello Concerto for Mstislav Rostropovich in 1959. Premiered on October 4, 1959 in Leningrad with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Yevgeny Mravinsky, the four-movement work impresses with its formal clarity, rhythmic splendor and high soloistic virtuosity. The memorable main motif of the first movement recurs throughout the work like an idiom. The slow second movement is dominated by lyrical depth, while the cadenza of the third movement almost takes on the character of an independent movement. The finale combines a folk tone with ironic refractions. Shostakovich deliberately kept the orchestra small and seems to have based it less on the opulent instrumentation of Elgar's Cello Concerto, for example, and more on classical models.
Content
I Allegretto
II Moderato
III Cadenza
IV Allegro con moto
More Information
Technical Details
More from this series
In celebration of his anniversary year in 2025, music publishers Boosey & Hawkes and Sikorski have jointly launched of a revised and corrected new edition of all 15 symphonies by Dmitri Shostakovich. A worthy tribute to one of the most important composers of the 20th century!
Published as large-format study scores, the new editions ensure optimal legibility. All scores and the related orchestral parts have been newly computer typeset. Scores and orchestral parts are also compatible with editions from the The New Collected Works of Dmitri Shostakovich, thus reflecting the current state of research.
Following the successful completion of this edition project, the piano reductions of the two symphonies with vocal or choral participation as well as study scores and piano reductions of other orchestral works by Dmitri Shostakovich, including the popular Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2 and his instrumental concertos, will also be released. Like the study scores of the symphonies, these will be revised and corrected new editions in A4 format and in new computer typesetting.
