Krzysztof Penderecki - Concerto Grosso No. 1, I

Concerto Grosso for 3 cellos & orchestra (2001) I. Andante sostenuto II. Allegro con brio III. Allegretto giocoso IV. Meno mosso. Notturno. Adagio V. Allegro con brio VI. Adagio Rafal Kwiatkowski, Ivan Monighetti & Arto Noras, cellos Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Antoni Wit Conceived for three cellos and orchestra, the First Concerto Grosso was completed in 2001 (a successor for five clarinets and orchestra followed four years later) and was first performed on 22nd June that year in Tokyo, the soloists