The best recording
Daniel Müller-Schott (cello)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/André Previn
Orfeo C 621061A
During the 20th century, the nature of virtuosity changed, eschewing superficial display in favour of more timbral effects. Part of this is an elevation of expressive colour, something that Walton’s Cello Concerto really demands in applying a vast range of nuance within a phrase. This is effected by a wide palette of vibrato coupled with a supreme control of the arm weight
