Daniil Shafran - Daniil Shafran: Cello Masterpieces Haydn/Schubert/Shostakovich - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

(Stephen Isserlis) InchI love his playing. Sebastian Comberti came up with the best description... it was like finding the last member of a lost tribe of cellists. His playing takes you right back to a different eraInch Inch(Schubert) Shafran emerges as very able... not as rhythmically wayward as Rostropovich... The finale has an irresistible rhythmic lilt. (Shostakovich) presents a fuller picture of Shafran's artistry. He plays with very serious commitment, considerable tonal variety and technical ease, and has a splendid partner in Lydia Pecherskaya - a very perceptive musician throughout the Schubert too. The charm of the Allegretto is very well caught by both artistsInch (Haydn) Shafran claimed that his affinity with the concerto began before birth his father was practicing it when his mother went into labour and was reluctant to take her to the hospital until it was perfect !Inch (Gramophone)