Marina Tarasova & Ivan Sokolov - Works for Cello (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Cello Sonata, Op. 71: I. Andante molto sostenuto
02. Cello Sonata, Op. 71: II. Allegro con moto
03. Cello Sonata, Op. 71: III. Allegro molto
04. Cello Concertino, Op. 132: II. Andante
05. Cello Sonata, Op. 51 No. 3: I. Allegro assai
06. Cello Sonata, Op. 51 No. 3: II. Vivace
07. Cello Sonata, Op. 51 No. 3: III. Andante
08. Cello Sonata, Op. 51 No. 3: IV. Allegro

For many years, Marina Tarasova has been one of the most renowned Russian cellists; a winner of international competitions in Prague, Florence and Paris and a laureate of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
Marina Tarasova: These three brilliant compositions, rarely recorded, were all dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich. Kabalevsky´s sonata is the composer's revelation and one of the best compositions in 20th Century cello repertoire. The depth of its philosophical thought is an invitation to meditate. Prokofiev's Concertino is the most beautiful example of a rare combination in him of lyricism and Russian ‘soil’. In Shebalin's sonata we experience program music: images of old Moscow, peal of church bells, dances of buffoons. According to me, the freedom of will which philosophers haven´t found yet lies in the music of such geniuses!

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