J. Raff: Cello Concerto No. 1, Christoph Croisé, Mario Venzago, Bern Symphony Orchestra

J. Raff: Cello Concerto No. 1, d-Minor
00:00 Intro
00:28 1. Allegro
11:09 2. Larghetto
17:48 3. Finale. Vivace
Mario Venzago, Conductor, www.mariovenzago.com
Christoph Croisé, Cello, www.christophcroise.com
Symphony Orchestra Bern, www.konzerttheaterbern.ch
J. Blanch Productions, www.jblanchproductions.com
Kursaal Bern, Switzerland, 24.6.2018, Live

[@mcrettable]

THANK YOU for playing Raff's music! he is a monumental lost treasure!!! You HAVE to learn no. 2

[@adamokolicsanyi4774]

WOW I absolutely love Raff, and the performance was brilliant too! Wonderful! Thank you, thank you!

[@texaz58]

A delightful piece by a composer that I have just come to know!

[@direktedemokratie6257]

Maestro MARIO VENZAGO ❤️

[@bastianconrad2550]

What an impressive composer, Never Heard of him

[@CCROISEC]

yes he is! his cello concerto no 2 is great too!! will do a video with that one soon!

[@luisdeorueta9748]

Finally!!! Only Bernard Hermann, Il Trittico and this version do justice to Raff's music. Also first time in direct video performance. Thanks million to Croisé.

[@CCROISEC]

Thank you! I will do the 2nd concerto in 2022 and his complete work for cello and piano next year! :)

[@luisdeorueta9748]

Your reply is good for Hurbii too.@@CCROISEC

[@mcrettable]

@@CCROISEC The 2nd is SO fun, I know you will love it. I hope beyond anything that Raff will get more exposure on the stage because of people like you.

[@bomcabedal]

Neeme Järvi did a pretty stellar symphony 2 and 5, honestly.

[@elizabethannmacintosh8371]

@@bomcabedal Add Francis Travis and Francesco D'Avalos

[@paullewis2413]

Considering the repertoire for cello concertos is limited it’s surprising that this first class work is not heard more often. The ways of organisers for concerts/recordings are strange indeed. Ok it may not be as fine as Dvorak’s or Elgar’s but variety is essential in all walks of life and music is certainly no exception. I love the tone you elicit from your wonderful instrument M. Croise, absolutely gorgeous :-)

[@CCROISEC]

Thank you very much!!!!

[@greatmomentsofopera7170]

I think first class is a bit kind! There are at least 20 greater cello concertos than this that have not yet reached the standard repertoire...Try the Englund, Finzi, Moeran, Bliss, Goldschmidt, Koppel, Sallinen, Caplet, Albert, Vainberg, Hindemith 3rd concerto, Ridout, Miaskovsky, Atterberg, Williams concertos! Let alone the Barber, Walton, Schostakovich 2nd, Dutilleux, Lutoslawski, masterpieces all, that still remain only on the fringes of the repertoire in terms of number of actual performances.

[@bomcabedal]

​@@greatmomentsofopera7170These are not absolutes, of course. Most people would rate the Saint-Saëns #1 over any of these, if only because of familiarity. And many are entirely different works than the Raff. What you consider a "top 10" concerto depends on you; it's not an intrinsic property of the work. Personally, I consider the Elgar to be grossly over-rated, for instance.

[@DressedForDrowning]

Start at: 0:28

[@AbdulazizShabakouh]

You've a new diehard fan!

[@CCROISEC]

🙏☺️👌

[@RedShedNick]

Here here ive been blown away wow!

[@rogernortman9219]

This is not a criticism, but the finale reminds me of the finale of Mozart's 39th Symphony..

[@mableni2358]

Beautiful. UwU

[@kishorebajaj4353]

Raff sidelined inspite of his extensive compositions. I think his creativity should see more light.

[@kishorebajaj4353]

Muzik is a gift bestowed upon humanity by man. It is a universal endowment. Let's cherish it through out life as it may well be over at a moments passing.

[@rogernortman9219]

Pablo Casals wanted to play it in concert deep into 20c Cent but was denied for fear of Raff's tarnished or unfamiliar name, stupid Music Establishment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CCROISEC]

thats crazy!

[@sophiaschlenoff523]

this concerto is not any "easier", I think, than the others...

[@CCROISEC]

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