The album challenges the common distinction between 'early' and 'modern' music, suggesting that each piece contains elements of both.
Album & Artwork
The album's title, "Ellipses," reflects its journey through the history of the cello, making jumps in time between 18th-century works and 20th/21st-century pieces.
Recording & Production
The album features a "modern" cello by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini (1743) and a baroque cello by Stefano Scarampella (19th century).
Recording & Production
This album was recorded by the audiovisual department of the CNSMDP (Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris) from May 3 to 6, 2021.
Performer Biography
Anastasia Kobekina, the cellist on this album, plays on both modern and period instruments and performs a wide repertoire from baroque to contemporary music.
Instruments
Anastasia Kobekina performs on a 1698 Antonio Stradivarius cello, generously loaned by the Stradivari Stiftung Habisreutinger.
Performer Biography
Anastasia Kobekina won the bronze medal at the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition in St. Petersburg in June 2019.
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