Valérie Aimard, Cédric Lorel - Cassadó: Sonate, Suite - Casals: Cello Pieces (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Requiebros
02. Pastorale
03. Rêverie
04. Serenade for Cello and Piano
05. Suite for Cello Solo: I. Preludio – Fantasia
06. Suite for Cello Solo: II. Sardana (Danza)
07. Suite for Cello Solo: III. Intermezzo e danza finale
08. Romance for Cello and Piano
09. Feuillet d'album for Cello and Piano
10. Goyescas: Intermezzo (Transc. by Gaspar Cassadó)
11. Sonata for Cello and Piano in A Minor: I. Rapsodia
12. Sonata for Cello and Piano in A Minor: II. Aragonesa
13. Sonata for Cello and Piano in A Minor: III. Saeta
14. Sonata for Cello and Piano in A Minor: IV. Paso doble
15. El cant dels ocells

2026 marks both the 60th anniversary of Gaspar Cassadó’s death and the 150th anniversary of Pablo Casals’s birth.

In this album, Valérie Aimard and Cédric Lorel pay tribute to these two towering Catalan cellists, both of whom were also composers. The full spectrum of Spanish colour resounds in Cassadó’s rarely performed Sonata in A minor, his flamboyant Requiebros, and his Suite for solo cello, which celebrates its centenary this year. In striking contrast, Casals’s youthful pieces and his deeply moving Cant dels ocells captivate through the simplicity of their poetic, dreamlike Romanticism. Bound by a long-standing musical friendship, Valérie Aimard and Cédric Lorel illuminate the highly distinctive style of these two great masters: the passion of their musical gestures, the nobility of their expression, and the elegance of a singing line imbued with freedom.