The premiere of Myaskovsky's Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 81, was given by the renowned cellist Mstislav Rostropovich with the composer at the piano in Moscow in 1949.
Performer Biography
Liliana Kehayova, the cellist on this recording, is a fourth-generation musician and currently teaches cello at the New Bulgarian University.
Composer Biography
Nikolai Myaskovsky, the composer of the cello sonatas on this album, was born in 1881 near Warsaw and initially pursued a military career, even serving as a military engineer in World War I.
Composition History
Myaskovsky's Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 12, was first composed in 1911 but underwent a final revision during World War Two.
Performer Biography
Kristina Miller, the pianist on this recording, is a Russian-German musician who performed Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 at the age of eight.
Composer Biography
Myaskovsky was a prolific symphonist, composing 27 Symphonies and 2 Sinfoniettas, continually experimenting with forms and content.
Composition History
Myaskovsky's Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 81, was originally conceived for viola d'amore and piano, then transcribed for viola, and finally for cello.
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