This concerto was dedicated to Britten’s friend, the cellist Mstislav Rostropovich in the fall of 1963, though Rostropovich’s illness meant that the premiere did not take place until March 1964 in Moscow, with the composer conducting. The work is divided into four movements:
Allegro maestoso
Presto...
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
Cello Symphony was written by Benjamin Britten.
Benjamin Britten released Cello Symphony on Thu Mar 12 1964.
Mstislav Rostropovich with Benjamin Britten and the Moscow Philharmonic
Gautier Capuçon with David Zinman and the Orchestre de Paris
Raphael Boden with Raphael Jiménez and the Oberlin Orchestra