Michal Kaňka, Prague Chamber Orchestra - Joseph Haydn: Cello Concertos, Symphony No. 22 "Der Philosoph" (2004) Hi-Res

 

Artist: Michal Kaňka / Prague Chamber Orchestra
Title: Joseph Haydn: Cello Concertos, Symphony No. 22 "Der Philosoph"
Year: 2004 / 2022
Genre: Classical
Quality: Hi-Res / 24bit-96 KHz

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1. Cello Concerto No. 1 In C Major, Hob. VIIb:1: I. Moderato
2. Cello Concerto No. 1 In C Major, Hob. VIIb:1: II. Adagio
3. Cello Concerto No. 1 In C Major, Hob. VIIb:1: III. Finale. Allegro Molto
4. Symphony No. 22 In E-Flat Major, Hob. I:22 "Der Philosoph": I. Adagio
5. Symphony No. 22 In E-Flat Major, Hob. I:22 "Der Philosoph": II. Presto
6. Symphony No. 22 In E-Flat Major, Hob. I:22 "Der Philosoph": III. Menuetto - Trio - Menuetto
7. Symphony No. 22 In E-Flat Major, Hob. I:22 "Der Philosoph": IV. Finale. Presto
8. Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major, Hob. VIIb:2: I. Allegro Moderato
9. Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major, Hob. VIIb:2: II. Adagio
10. Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major, Hob. VIIb:2: III. Rondo. Allegro

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These are perfectly agreeable performances of Haydn's Cello Concertos coupled with his Symphony No. 22. Michal Kanka is a fine young cellist with a splendid technique, a strong tone, and graceful turn of bow. The Prague Chamber Orchestra plays without a conductor and so solid is the ensemble and subtle the interplay that it clearly does not need one. Together Kanka and the PCO create performances with poise, polish, and panache and interpretations with warmth, wit, humanity, and musicality. While the Adagios want more intensity in the Concertos and more gravity in the Symphony, the joy and pleasure of the closing Allegros is always just right. And there are moments, notably Kanka's whole marvelous cadenza in the Concerto in D major, that are wonderfully moving. Praga's super audio CD sound is reverberant and a little too distant and without enough depth.