Scott Ballantyne, Hiroko Sasaki - Lévy: Complete Cello Sonatas (2014) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Cello Sonata No. 1: I. Allegro agitato
02. Cello Sonata No. 1: II. Vivace
03. Cello Sonata No. 1: III. Molto adagio
04. Cello Sonata No. 1: IV. Allegro molto
05. Cello Sonata No. 2: I. Molto moderato
06. Cello Sonata No. 2: II. Leggiero
07. Cello Sonata No. 2: III. Andantino
08. Cello Sonata No. 2: IV. Allegro marcato
09. Cello Sonata No. 3: I. Adagio
10. Cello Sonata No. 3: II. Presto
11. Cello Sonata No. 3: III. Lento
12. Cello Sonata No. 3: IV. Allegro
13. Cello Sonata No. 4: I. Moderato
14. Cello Sonata No. 4: II. Lento
15. Cello Sonata No. 4: III. Vivace
16. Cello Sonata No. 4: IV. Allegro moderato
17. Cello Sonata No. 5: I. Adagio
18. Cello Sonata No. 5: II. Allegretto


Frank Ezra Lévy trained as a cellist at the Juilliard School, but despite a long professional career as a performer the cello has not dominated his prolific work as a composer. The five Cello Sonatas span a period of 32 years, the last written especially for this recording. Having inherited rhythmic flexibility and modal sensitivity from his father Ernst Lévy it is no surprise to hear these works reflecting a strong belief in the gravitational pull of tonality, the search for a tonal centre intensifying the expressive character of each sonata while at the same time communicating with striking clarity of form. Also performed by Scott Ballantyne, Lévy’s impressive Second Cello Concerto can be found on Naxos 8.559234.

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