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This album of works by Jan Radzynski featuring cello can be understood as a microcosm of the composer's oeuvre. As a teenager in Warsaw, Radzynski focused on his study of the cello, and this greatly shaped his writing for the instrument. This is wonderfully evocative music, heard here in beautiful performances. Cellist Zvi Plesser studied with Zvi Harel in Israel and David Soyer in the USA, and is a graduate of the Juilliard School where he studied with Zara Nelsova. He has won numerous awards including First Prize at the Washington International Competition and was an AICF scholarship recipient. He made his American debut at Carnegie Hall at the age of 17 and has performed with many leading orchestras both in Israel and abroad, including the Israel Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. Album Tracks 1. Prayer and Dance~Prayer 2. Prayer and Dance~Dance 3. Concert Duos for cello and clarinet~Polonaise 4. Concert Duos for cello and clarinet~Melody 5. Concert Duos for cello and clarinet~Andalusia 6. Concert Duos for cello and clarinet~Valse 7. Concert Duos for cello and clarinet~Victory March 8. Improvisation for cello solo~Rapsodico, qausi improvisando 9. Five Duets for two cellos~Risoluto 10. Five Duets for two cellos~Allegro 11. Five Duets for two cellos~Allegretto burlesco 12. Five Duets for two cellos~Remembering Sepharad 13. Five Duets for two cellos~Agitato 14. Sonata for Cello and Piano~Andante dolente 15. Sonata for Cello and Piano~Moderato cantabile 16. Sonata for Cello and Piano~Andante. Allegro assai
