Alisa Weilerstein - Barber Cello Concerto, Op. 22 (Recorded In Concert December 2017)

[@ElizaBlue-o1i]

Oh wow, this is a very interesting performance - you have to be so brave in this piece and she is certainly that, as well as thoughtful. I love my Steven Isserlis / St. Louis Symphony recording from years ago, haven't heard another performance I liked half so well, but this is definitely up there. Orchestra is fantastic. ❤

[@dbc5735]

This is the Chicago Symphony …

[@petemarkey626]

there's no other cello concerto that allows such a full encompassing voice of the cello, to be expressed in a single piece, that is also supported so wonderfully by the orchestra. to have such a true partnership in a concerto is for me surprisingly rare. barber is a genius who composed with great courage; that same courage is also required when performing. Reticence to engage this piece to its extremes often results in bland confusion and genius lost.

[@roward48]

One of the great 20th century cello concerti, along with those of William Walton, Miklos Rozsa, and Frank Martin.

[@jeanpralica462]

I remember learning the Rozsa's Concerto while I was still quite a young cellist (around 16)... What an exciting music !! It's rarely programmed, sadly.

[@gurkinslayer7615]

amazing! i had never heard of this piece before!! im going to start this and i wish everyone else who does good luck ;)

[@jackarcher7495]

I had never heard it before, either, before hearing Weilerstein perform it with the Cleveland Orchestra, under Franz Welser-Most, a couple of weeks ago. How in the world had I missed it? It is not to be missed.

[@IvanLuza]

What orchestra is this?