Philip Glass

Publisher: Chester Music

Cello Concerto No. 1 (2001)

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commissioned by William and Rebecca Krueger for cellist Julian Lloyd Webber's 50th birthday

Publisher

Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc

Category

Soloist(s) and Orchestra

Year Composed

2001

Duration

30 Minutes

Solo Instrument(s)

Cello

Orchestration

2+pic.22+Ebcl+bcl.2/432+btbn.1/perc/cel/str

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Philip Glass Cello Concerto No. 1 (2001)

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Discography - Cello Concerto No. 1

Ensemble
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloist(s)
Julian Lloyd Webber (vc), Evelyn Glennie (timp), Jonathan Haas (timp)
Conductor
Gerard Schwarz
Orange Mountain Music:
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Reviews

In this vibrant work [...] rhythm is key. Once the classic Glass arpeggios get started, there are few opportunities to stop for breath. Much of the load rests on the soloist who has a long virtuosic cadenza at the start and plays throughout the piece. [...] The first and last movements were the most successful...

Susan Nickalls, The Scotsman,11/04/2006

Philip Glass's Cello Concerto is more dogged in the way it pursues its rhythmic patterns. The tone is dark, even sombre...

Ivan Hewett, The Daily Telegraph,31/05/2005