The Doktor Faustus Concerto - full length version

Geoffrey Gordon: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra - based on Thomas Mann’s novel “Doktor Faustus“ Copenhagen Phil conducted by Rory MacDonald Toke Møldrup, Cello Live recording from the world premiere at the Concert Hall of The Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen on January 31, 2014. Geoffrey Gordon’s Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (after Thomas Mann’s Doktor Faustus) began as a conversation with Copenhagen Philharmonic’s principle cellist, Toke Møldrup. Both artists realized they shared an interest in Thomas Mann’s stunning 1943 novel, Doktor Faustus (Doktor Faustus. Das Leben des deutschen Tonsetzers Adrian Leverkühn, erzählt von einem Freunde). This startling retelling of the Faust legend, set in the context of the first part of the 20th century (and reflecting the turmoil in Germany during that time), is shot through with musical references, from Bach and Beethoven to Schoenberg (not to mention literary references from Shakespeare to Dante, Blake,