Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Het Gelders Orkest / Residentie Orkest The Hague
Entangled Tales
- Type CD
- Label Challenge Classics
- UPC 0608917274721
- Catalog number CC 72747
- Release date 10 March 2017
About the album
This cello concerto is a miracle, both for the listener and for the soloist. The listener is swept along through unexplored terrain. The instrumentation stands out - even for a master like Robin. For a cello, Robin's concerto is innovative and challenging from a technical point of view. The premiere with Yannick and the orchestra was like a celebration - you can hear it. New work only reveals its secrets after a lot of listening, so it is fantastic that this recording is being made. In the summer of 2007, Robin de Raaff wrote Entangled Tales for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Entangled Tales is built up of several layers. It is a continual variation of small elements: rhythms, brief melodies, and ever-changing sounds in the rich palette of a large symphony orchestra. He does not hesitate to use an opulent instrumentation in impressionist and expressionist sphere. For the occasion of its 125th anniversary in 2015, the Het Gelders Orkest asked Robin de Raaff to write a speci
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11Cello Concerto I
06:53 -
12Cello Concerto II
06:31 -
13Cello Concerto III
08:46 -
14Cello Concerto IV
02:57 -
15Cello Concerto Coda
04:55 -
16Entangled Tales, for large orchestra
08:42 -
17Symphony No. 3 “Illumination...Eclipse”, for large orchestra I
09:13 -
18Symphony No. 3 “Illumination...Eclipse”, for large orchestra II
10:34 -
19Symphony No. 3 “Illumination...Eclipse”, for large orchestra III
05:32 -
110Symphony No. 3 “Illumination...Eclipse”, for large orchestra IV
04:20