Description
Leonard Elschenbroich
Rachmaninov & Shostakovich Cello Sonatas
SERGEI RACHMANINOV (1873–1943)
Cello Sonata in G minor op.19
Sonate für Cello und Klavier g-moll · Sonate pour violoncelle et piano en sol mineur
1 I Lento – Allegro moderato 12.56
2 II Allegro scherzando – 6.13
3 III Andante 6.32
4 IV Allegro mosso 10.37
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906–1975)
Viola Sonata op.147 arr. Daniil Shafran
Sonate für Bratsche und Klavier · Sonate pour alto et piano
5 I Moderato 10.04
6 II Allegretto 7.00
7 III Adagio 16.13
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
8 Vocalise op.34 no.14 arr. Leonard Rose 6.39
Total timing: 76.36
Catalogue No: ONYX4116
‘The enchanting high point was Rachmaninov’s Sonata, where the cellist’s tone carefully unfolded like a flower in the introduction, and then with vigorous articulation and a passionate singing tone shaped the rhapsodic drama of the work. There was a standing ovation in the packed Church of St Luke for this debut in Lucerne.’
(Neue Luzerner Zeitung/Lucerne Festival 2011)
‘Elschenbroich’s sound had a burnished glow and radiated authority’
Michael Church, The Independent
