Alexander Baillie & John Thwaites - Brahms: Cello Sonatas & 4 Serious Songs, Op. 121 (2016) [Hi-Res]

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01. Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38: I. Allegro non troppo
02. Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38: II. Allegretto quasi menuetto
03. Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38: III. Allegro
04. Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99: I. Allegro vivace
05. Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99: II. Adagio affettuoso
06. Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99: III. Allegro passionato
07. Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99: IV. Allegro molto
08. 4 Serious Songs, Op. 121 (Arr. D. Shafran & A. Baillie for Cello & Piano): No. 1, Denn es gehet dem Menschen
09. 4 Serious Songs, Op. 121 (Arr. D. Shafran & A. Baillie for Cello & Piano): No. 2, Ich wandte mich
10. 4 Serious Songs, Op. 121 (Arr. D. Shafran & A. Baillie for Cello & Piano): No. 3, O Tod, wie bitter bist du
11. 4 Serious Songs, Op. 121 (Arr. D. Shafran & A. Baillie for Cello & Piano): No. 4, Wenn ich mit Menschen und mit Engelzungen redete

SOMM welcomes this very special new release by Alexander Baillie and John Thwaites, two outstanding artists at the top of their profession. With this CD SOMM pays tribute to Alexander Baillie on his 60th birthday and warmly congratulates the two artists celebrating their 30th Anniversary as a Duo. The Brahms Sonatas have formed part of many a recital by Baillie and Thwaites over the years but what makes their recording so very special is the two artists' choice of pianos. All three instruments were chosen not only to be authentic for their time and the Brahms timeline, but as outstandingly beautiful pianos in their own right. Recorded last May at the famous Gert Hecher Klavier-Athelier in Vienna, the three pianos in the Collection are Hecher's pride and joy for their unique qualities of sound. The E minor Brahms Sonata Op. 38 was recorded on a pure-toned, sweetly singing straight-strung Rönisch piano from the 1860s. The F major, Op. 99 Sonata is on an Ehrbar grand piano built in 1877, whose characteristics are a soft, sensuous sound with a resonant bass and a heavy Viennese action. The Four Serious Songs, Brahms's last work, is played on a cross-strung Viennese Streicher which dates from 1878. The sound is large, dignified, profound and colourful, characteristics typical of all Streicher's instruments.

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