Alice Neary & Benjamin Frith - Mendelssohn, Hensel & Sterndale Bennett: Sonatas for Cello & Piano (2016)

Tracklist

01. Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 45: I. Allegro vivace
02. Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 45: II. Andante
03. Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 45: III. Allegro assai
04. Fantasia in G Minor
05. Capriccio in A-Flat Major
06. Sonata Duo in A Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 32: I. Adagio sostenuto-Allegro giusto e leggierissimo
07. Sonata Duo in A Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 32: II. Minuetto Caractéristique: Andante grazioso
08. Sonata Duo in A Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 32: III. Rondo: Allegretto piacevole
09. Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58: I. Allegro assai vivace
10. Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58: II. Allegretto scherzando
11. Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58: III. Adagio
12. Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58: IV. Molto Allegro e vivace



Alice Neary and Benjamin Frith, cellist and pianist in the acclaimed Gould Piano Trio, explore lesser-known works by Felix Mendelssohn's contemporaries and Mendelssohn himself. Sterndal Bennet was much admired by Mendelssohn and his sonata combines a beauty of melody with charm and vigor. Fanny Mendelssohn's Fantasia in G Minor and Capriccio in A-Flat Major is heard on this album, proving that she had something more substantial to say and was well-equipped technically to express it.

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