Penderecki: Sonata for Cello and Orchestra

This page lists all recordings of Sonata for Cello and Orchestra, by Krzysztof Penderecki (b.1933) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock.

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Penderecki - Works for Cellos and Orchestra

Penderecki:

Concerto Grosso No. 1 for 3 Cellos and Orchestra

Rafal Kwiatkowski, Ivan Monighetti & Arto Noras (cello)

Largo for Cello and Orchestra

Arto Noras (cello)

Sonata for Cello and Orchestra

Ivan Monighetti (cello)

Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit

Best known for his choral and symphonic works, Krzysztof Penderecki has also written many fascinating concertante pieces.

His Concerto Grosso No. 1 makes full use of the potential for interplay between three solo cellos and orchestra. The Largo for Cello and Orchestra, actually a fully-fledged concerto, was composed for Mstislav Rostropovich.

These works contrast with the virtuoso Sonata for Cello and Orchestra, an ironic, even playful piece unconventionally scored for a large orchestra which includes two bongos, three wood blocks, whip, claves, guiro and tam-tam.

“A phenomenal cellist, one of the best I’ve ever heard.” Krzysztof Penderecki on Ivan Monighetti