The album's executive producer is Angelika Meissner, and the producer is Mischa Maisky, the cellist on this recording.
Compositional Technique
Britten's Cello Sonata has an unusual five-movement, symmetrical structure, reminiscent of Bartók, with a central slow movement flanked by a pizzicato scherzo and a march, and programmatic outer movements.
Recording & Production
This album features recordings from three different locations and dates: Krün, Schloss Elmau in February 2016; Waterloo, Couvent de Fichermont in January 2019 and September 2017; and KKL Lucerne in January 2008.
Composition History
Benjamin Britten's Sonata for Cello and Piano was dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich, a cellist whose playing fascinated Britten, leading to a close friendship and five works for cello.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time intertwines tonal and rhythmic invention with a surreal, deeply religious symbolism, with two movements on this album praising Jesus Christ.
Composition History
Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time premiered in January 1941 in a German prisoner-of-war camp near Görlitz, where the composer was interned.
Composition History
Astor Piazzolla's Le Grand Tango for Cello and Piano was dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich, who first performed it in New Orleans in 1990.
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