Rodion Shchedrin
Cello Concerto
Seagull Suite
Marko Ylönen, cello
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Olli Mustonen, conductor
Track listing
11 tracks · 59:32Rodion Shchedrin
- Cello Concerto "sotto voce concerto" (1994) 38:39
- 1 I. Sostenuto 7:41
- 2 II. Allegretto moderato 14:13
- 3 III. Scherzo - cadenza 3:47
- 4 IV. Finale 12:58
- Seagull Suite (1984) 20:54
- 5 I. Moderato appassionato 3:20
- 6 Interlude 1:44
- 7 II. Andante, sempre poco rubato 4:52
- 8 III. L'istesso tempo 4:18
- 9 Interlude 1:43
- 10 IV. Moderato statico 2:49
- 11 V. Moderato appassionato 2:07
The artists
Marko Ylönen
Marko Ylönen studied the cello with Csaba Szilvay at the East Helsinki Music Institute, with Erkki Rautio and Heikki Rautasalo at the Sibelius Academy and with Heinrich Schiff in Basel. Ylönen made the final round of the Turku Cello Competition at the age of fifteen. He received second prize in the Nordic Cello Competition in Turku in 1990 and a prize in the Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow in the same year. In spring 1996, he won the Concert Artist Guild competition in New York.
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the first professional symphony orchestra to be founded in the Nordic countries (1882), has grown from a band of 36 players to an orchestra of 102 regular members.
Olli Mustonen
Olli Mustonen has a unique place on today's music scene both as a pianist, conductor and composer. As a pianist, he has challenged and fascinated audiences throughout Europe and America with his brilliant technique and startling originality. At the heart of his piano playing Mustonen has a deeply held conviction that each performance must have the freshness of a first performance and this tenacious spirit of discovery leads him to explore many areas of repertoire beyond the established canon.