Benedict Kloeckner & Anna Fedorova - Chopin, Franck: Cello Sonatas (2017)

Tracklist
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01. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: I. Allegro moderato
02. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: II. Scherzo
03. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: III. Largo
04. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: IV. Finale, Allegro
05. Andantino quietoso in E-Flat Major, FWV 5, Op. 6
06. Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: I. Allegro ben moderato
07. Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: II. Allegro
08. Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: III. Ben moderato
09. Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: IV. Allegretto poco mosso
10. Introduction et polonaise brillante in C Major, Op. 3: I. Lento-Allegro con spirit

Two full blooded romantic Cello Sonatas, each with its own peculiar history and relationship to the instrument. Frédéric Chopin almost exclusively wrote for the piano. His last published work however was the Cello Sonata Op. 65, written for his close friend and cellist Auguste Franchomme.

Coincidentally legend has it (as orally testified by Pablo Casals) that Cesar Franck composed his famous Violin Sonata for “violin or cello”, and that a version for cello existed in Franck’s hand, written for…Auguste Franchomme. Be that correct or not, the sonata sounds equally original, forceful and lyrical for cello as for violin. This new recording presents the collaboration between two highly gifted young soloists: Benedict Kloeckner and Anna Fedorova, who deliver a both passionate and intimate performance of these great works.

They already successfully recorded Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata, issued on Piano Classics PCL0081.

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