About this title: These are fine but by no means first rate performances of Shostakovich's cello concertos by Russian cellist Kyril Rodin accompanied by Konstantin Krimets. Rodin has a strong tone, an accomplished technique, and an assured interpretative profile, but he's not entirely up to the music. In the First Concerto, Rodin can barrel his way through the rambunctiously energetic Allegretto and brazen his way through ridiculously difficult Cadenza, but he can only bully his way through the wonderfully lyrical Moderato, thereby substantially mitigating its melancholy with his superficiality. In the Second ...
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