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Classics Reconsidered: Walton’s Cello Concerto (Gregor Piatigorsky, Boston Symphony and Charles Munch)

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Charlotte Gardner and Richard Bratby discuss Piatigorsky’s premiere recording of Walton’s Cello Concerto, made in 1957

Gregor Piatigorsky (1903-76) commissioned the Cello Concerto from Walton and was the first to record it (photography: Tully Potter Collection))
Gregor Piatigorsky (1903-76) commissioned the Cello Concerto from Walton and was the first to record it (photography: Tully Potter Collection))

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