Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Opus 107
I. Allegretto
II. Moderato
III. Cadenza
IV. Allegro con moto
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): Symphonie Fantastique, Opus 14
I. Dreams, Passions: Largo; Allegro agitato e appassionato assai
II. A Ball: Valse—Allegro non troppo
III. Scene in the Fields: Adagio
IV. March to the Scaffold: Allegretto non troppo
V. Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath: Larghetto; Allegro
Program Notes by Charley Samson, © 2010