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| |  | Waxman, Myaskovsky, Schumann & Britten
David Grigorian (cello), Ludmila Lissovaja (piano) | |
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| |  | Russian Music for Cello & Piano
Wendy Warner (cello) & Irina Nuzova (piano) The WarnerNuzova duo — cellist Wendy Warner and pianist Irina Nuzova — makes its recording debut with five late-Romantic Russian works on an album dedicated to the memory of one of Warner’s mentors, the illustrious Russian cellist, composer, and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich (1927–2007). Fittingly, two of the pieces were originally written for Rostropovich: Nikolai Miaskovsky’s rarely heard Sonata No. 2 in A Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 81; and Alfred Schnittke’s Baroque-inspired Musica nostalgica, for violoncello and piano. This is the first American recording of Miaskovsky’s mellifluous Sonata No. 2, a work that’s rarely performed outside of Russia. It will be a discovery for most listeners. Alexander Scriabin’s Etude Op. 8, No. 11, is a beautiful encore piece brimming with chromatic harmonies; Sergei Prokofiev’s Adagio from Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97b, is based on a duet from his ballet; and Sergei Rachmaninov’s Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19, is a riveting four-movement work from the same period as his Second Piano Concerto. “Warner is a warm, confident and lyrical player who allows the narrative of the music to unfold like a well-told story - a skill that can only come from having real insight into the architecture and soul of this music.” Classic FM Magazine, November 2010 **** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Nikolai Miaskovsky - Works for Cello
Alexander Rudin (cello), Victor Ginsburg (piano) Musica Viva Orchestra, Andrei Golovin “Alexander Rudin is a most impressive advocate for the enduring qualities of these three deeply moving works. If Rostropovich remains the benchmark in the Concerto, it is now only by the shortest of heads, and Rudin sets a new benchmark in the Sonatas.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2004 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Nikolay Myaskovsky / Alfred Schnittke / Dmitry Shostakovich - Cello Sonatas
Dmitry Ferschtman (cello), Mila Baslawskaya (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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"Walton and Grimwood strike to the very heart of the music's character. With a fusion of musicality, virtuosity and sensibility, these are outstanding performances".
Geoffrey Norris, Daily Telegraph | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Celebrating Slava! In remembrance of Mstislav RostropovichLive Recordings from Cello Festival Kronberg 2007
Bernstein: | Meditations (3) from 'Mass' (dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Gary Hoffman (cello) Kremerata Baltica, David Geringas | Britten: | Suite No. 2 for cello solo, Op. 80 (dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Miklós Perényi (cello) Sonata for cello and piano in C major, Op. 65 (dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Natalia Gutman (cello) & Viacheslav Poprugin (piano) | Debussy: | Nocturne et Scherzo (premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Gary Hoffman (cello) & David Selig (piano) | Dutilleux: | Trois strophes sur le nom de Sacher (dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) László Fenyö (cello) | Henze: | Trauerode für Margret Geddes for cello sextet (premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich and Cellissimo in 1997) Cellissimo | Kalsons: | Aluzija for two solo celli, cello ensemble, harp and percussion (dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich) Lucianne Brady (harp), Andrei Pushkarev (percussion), Monika Leskovar (cello) & Giovanni Sollima (cello) Cellissimo, David Geringas | Kancheli: | Nach dem Weinen for solo cello (dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Julius Berger (cello) With a Smile for Slava (dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Mischa Maisky (cello) & Pavel Gililov (piano) Silent Prayer World Premiere (dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich on his 80th birthday and to Gidon Kremer on his 60th birthday) Gidon Kremer (violin) & Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello) Kremerata Baltica | Lutoslawski: | Sacher Variation (premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Leonard Elschenbroich (cello) | Miaskovsky: | Cello Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81 (dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Natalia Gutman (cello) & Viacheslav Poprugin (piano) | Piazzólla: | Le Grand Tango (dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Young Chang Cho (cello) & Pavel Gililov (piano) | Prokofiev: | Valse from Cinderella (arranged for violoncello and piano by Mstislav Rostropovich) Lynn Harrell (cello) & Pavel Gililov (piano) The Love for Three Oranges: March (arranged for violoncello and piano by Mstislav Rostropovich) Lynn Harrell (cello) & Pavel Gililov (piano) Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119 (premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Andreas Brantelid (cello) & Pavel Gililov (piano) Cello Concertino in G minor, Op. 132 (2nd Movement) (arranged for cello sextet and dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich, premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich and Cellissimo in 1999) Cellissimo | Rostropovich: | Humoresque, Op. 5 Gabriel Schwabe (cello) & Pavel Gililov (piano) Etude for solo cello Young-Chang Cho (cello) | Schnittke: | Improvisation for solo cello (dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich, work commissioned for the Rostropovich Cello Competition, Paris) Eun-Sun Hong (cello) Minuet for String Trio (premiered by Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet and Mstislav Rostropovich) Gidon Kremer (violin), Ula Ulijona Zebriunaite (viola) & David Geringas (cello) Musica nostalgica (dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Arto Noras (cello) & Ralf Gothóni (piano) Epilogue from the ballet Peer Gynt, for cello, piano and tape (arranged by Alfred Schnittke for piano, cello and tape-recorder, dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) David Geringas (cello) & Jascha Nemtsov (piano) | Shaporin: | The Russian Song and Scherzo (dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Andreas Brantelid (cello) & Pavel Gililov, (piano) | Shchedrin: | Slava! Slava! Ein festliches Glockengeläut (dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich on his 70th birthday) Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Neeme Järvi Na pososhok... (One for the road...) World Premiere (in remembrance of Slava, for six violoncelli and treble recorder) Sabine Ambos (recorder) Cellissimo | Walton: | Passacaglia for solo cello (dedicated to and premiered by Mstislav Rostropovich) Sebastian Hess (cello) |
Mstislav Rostropovich’s life as a musician was one of incredible creative power. Profil are delighted to present 27 works on four CDs – all of them inspired by the artist and human being Mstislav Rostropovich; either once dedicated to him or premiered by him. They have been recorded on these four CDs as a lasting homage to the maestro. The live recordings are taken from the eighth Kronberg Cello Festival “in remembrance – celebrating Slava” in 2007, where friends, former students and companions of Mstislav Rostropovich gathered to honour his memory and celebrate a unique artist. "Cellist, pianist, conductor and communicator par excellence, Mstislav (‘Slava’) Rostropovich remains a powerful presence on the international music scene." Gramophone “These recordings were all captured live at the Kronberg Cello Festival in 2007, the year of Mstislav Rostropovich's death, and the pieces were either written for him, premiered by him or… composed in his memory. The line-up includes some very distinguished names, and even the less familiar throw themselves into the celebration with commitment and fervour.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2008 **** | | | (also available to download from $24.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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