Rachmaninov & Franck: Cello Sonatas

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艺人: Steven Isserlis
语种: 其他
厂牌: Hyperion Records
发行时间: 2003年07月08日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

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Cello: Steven Isserlis

Piano: Stephen Hough

Soprano: Rebecca Evans

Sergei Rachmaninov wrote his Cello Sonata in 1901, the same year as the Second Piano Concerto. This is his most famous chamber work and it is imbued with the sense of his nervous breakdown in 1897 following the disastrous premiere of his First Symphony.

The Cello Sonata begins with a movement that suggests struggle mixed with reflective passages. It is followed by a restless and dark Scherzo with a dreamy trio. The slow movement has a romantic quality that made me think of the piano concerto. The finale is an energetic and joyous movement that seems to look toward the future. Rachmaninov may be telling us something about his bleak disappointments but pointing toward a more positive future that lay before him.

Cesar Frank's Cello Sonata is a reworking of the Violin Sonata composed in 1886. A note in the booklet by Steven Isserlis points out that the sonata was originally conceived for cello but was cast for violin because he found a champion in the violinist Ysaye. The sonata was described by Frank as for either violin or cello. In any case, the music works well for either instrument.

There are some charming shorter pieces on the disc that include Rachmaninov's op. 2 from 1891. Caesar Frank's Le Sylphe and Panis Angelicus round out the disc with soprano Rebecca Evans joining Steven Isserlis and Stephen Hough. The addition of voice with cello and piano makes an interesting combination. Ms. Evans has a beautiful voice that is well suited to the music. The recorded sound is crystal clear and beautifully balanced. There are many recordings of the Rachmaninov sonata but Steven Isserlis and Stephen Hough give a beautifully colored and well-balanced performance. In addition, there is the interesting historical aside where Mr. Isserlis explains that he plays a passage from the finale other than indicated in the score. He explains that this is because his grandfather played the sonata with its dedicatee, Anatoly Brandukov, who played it louder than indicated, and had it from the composer.

Rachmaninov & Franck: Cello Sonatas

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