Rachmaninoff & Prokofiev: Cello Sonatas
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV / SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninoff & Prokofiev: Cello Sonatas
Alexander Russakovsky (cello) & Amber Shay Nicholson (piano)
[ Brilliant Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 22 February 2016
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This new recording (recorded in 2012) brings together two great, but altogether different 20th century Cello Sonatas from Russia: the gorgeous and deeply romantic cello sonata by Rachmaninoff, of near‐symphonic proportions, and the cello sonata by Prokofiev, a hybrid piece of his later period, a fascinating mixture of the romantic, the grotesque and the introspective side of the multi-faceted composer.
As interludes we hear arrangements of Tchaikovsky's ballet music from Sleeping Beauty, and the Sérénade Espagnole by Glazunov, a brilliant show piece.
Beautiful, expressive and "Slavic" performances by Russian cellist Alexander Russakovsky.
Contains liner notes on the works & performer biographies.
Tracks:
Glazunov:
Spanish Serenade, Op. 20 No. 2
Prokofiev:
Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119
Rachmaninov:
Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
Tchaikovsky:
Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 - Pas d'action
