Bachtrack.com: A contemporary burnish for Dvořák's Prague

Wajsar was fortunate to have Ingo Metzmacher, a champion of contemporary music, on the podium for his Violoncelloops concerto, which featured one of the youngest concertmasters in the orchestra’s history, cellist Václav Petr. Wajsar writes audacious music that rumbles, bangs and explodes off the stage, blithely combining classical elements with contemporary sonics and beats. As its name suggests, this piece sets up repeating loops between the soloist and the orchestra that traverse a broad soundscape, ranging from gauzy sustained strings to riotous honking brass. The cycles whip into a frenzy, subside, then get kicked into high gear again by rat-a-tat percussion.

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