Lalo - Cello Concerto [Chang/Pappano-Orchestra Dell Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia]
A disc that's easy to miss in the plethora of discs on the market, this is another issue that makes its first appearance in my Blog, as well as its first appearance in my disc player, the major problem i find with this disc is, that it's neither a true recital disc, with say 10 concertante pieces, neither is it a Concerto disc, with possibly 3 Cello Concertos, it's a bit of one, and a part of the other, i like recital discs as you can slap them on random, and listen to the next piece that you're not sure what you're going to get next, with a Concerto in the mix, you can't really do that, but that aside, there's some great music to be had here.
Han-Na Chang is South Korean, she will be 30 this year, how quickly she has grown up, a child prodigy, she won the Fifth Rostropovich International Cello Competition when she was 11 years old, she made this live Concerto recording in 2006, the front cover photograph is cute [by Sheila Rock], the main lettering in light pink, while her dress is in dark pink, lovely colours, and just look at those dimples!.
Here's William Molina Cestari playing the first movement on YouTube, with Gustavo Dudamel conducting.
