Alexander Baillie, Nigel Yandell - Fauré, Crosse & Ravel: Works for Cello & Piano (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Cello Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 109: I. Allegro
02. Cello Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 109: II. Andante
03. Cello Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 109: III. Finale. Allegro commodo
04. Wavesongs (Ed. N. Yandell): I. Introduction. Deep Sea
05. Wavesongs (Ed. N. Yandell): II. Sea Shanty
06. Wavesongs (Ed. N. Yandell): III. Troubled Waves
07. Wavesongs (Ed. N. Yandell): IV. Storm
08. Wavesongs (Ed. N. Yandell): V. Cruel Sea
09. Wavesongs (Ed. N. Yandell): VI. Aria
10. Wavesongs (Ed. N. Yandell): VII. Tempest
11. Wavesongs (Ed. N. Yandell): VIII. Lost at Sea
12. Wavesongs (Ed. N. Yandell): IX. Homeward Bound
13. Wavesongs (Ed. N. Yandell): X. Peace and Enlightenment
14. Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, M. 12 "Posthume" (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Christian Proske)

This album brings together three works for cello and piano. The first of them, Gabriel Faure's Cello Sonata No. 1, is a cornerstone of the repertoire for this medium. It was composed in 1917 and premiered by cellist Gerard Hekking and pianist Alfred Cortot.

The second, Gordon Crosse's Wavesongs, is a modern masterpiece and written for this present recording's cellist Alexander Baillie in 1983. The work ranks among Crosse's most personal inspirations, as well as being an impressive composition in its own right. The third is a transcription of an early, appealing work by Maurice Ravel. Written in April 1897, and sometimes referred to as Sonate posthume, Ravel's [First] Violin Sonata is among his earliest extant works.

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