Evelyn Elsing - Rachmaninoff & Ginastera for Cello & Piano - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Beethoven / Breitman / Linden - Music for Piano & Cello [COMPACT DISCS] 2 Pack date 04/06/2018

Album Tracks 1. Franz Liszt, Première Élegié S130 2. Franz Liszt, Zweite Elegie S131 3. Franz Liszt, Romance Oubliée S132 4. Franz Liszt, la Lugubre Gondola S134 5. Franz Liszt, Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth S382 6. Franz Liszt, Consolations - Six Pensées Poétiques S172 7. Franz Liszt, O Du Mein Holder Abendstern Recitativ & Romance from the Opera Tannhäuser 1. Ernó Dohnányi, Sonata in B Flat Major Op.8 2. Ernó Dohnányi, Ruralia Hungarica Op.32/D 3. Zoltan Kodaly, Sonata Op.4

Ori and Omri Epstein, best known for performing as part of the Busch Trio, make their Linn debut as a duo with a recording of Beethoven's complete works for piano and cello. Considered cornerstones of the repertory, the cello sonatas illustrate all the creative periods of the composer's working life. The two Sonatas Op. 5 are bursting with exhilarating effects. Written when Beethoven was focused on showcasing his own virtuosity as a pianist, they are nonetheless eloquent showpieces for the 'accompanying' cello which is used in a remarkable variety of ways. Pianist and cellist are treated as equal partners in the Sonata in A major, which is the most lyrical and improvisational of Beethoven's sonatas. The cello's versatility across rapid changes of register and function is especially well demonstrated here. The two Sonatas Op. 102 herald the concentration of Beethoven's late style and are particularly technically demanding. Beethoven scholar Barry Cooper describes them as having Incha transcendent quality that, even after countless performances, makes them always seem innovative and challenging Album Tracks 1. Cello Sonata in F Major, Op. 5 No. 1 2. Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2 3. Cello Sonata in a Major, Op. 69 4. Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1 5. Cello Sonata in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2 6. 12 Variations in G Major, Woo 45 7. 7 Variations in E Flat Major, Woo 46 8. 12 Variations in F Major, Op. 66