Prokofiev, Shostakovich & Kissin: Works for Cello & Piano
9/23/2022, 10 Tracks, 1:18:54
Featuring
Gabriel Schwabe
Roland Pöntinen
Sergei Prokofiev
Dmitri Shostakovich
Evgeny Kissin
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Performer Biography
Gabriel Schwabe, one of the cellists on this album, plays an instrument made by Giuseppe Guarneri in Cremona in 1695.
Performer Biography
Roland Pöntinen, the pianist on this album, has performed with major orchestras worldwide since his 1981 debut and has had works dedicated to him by several composers.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album features works by Prokofiev, Shostakovich, and Kissin, exploring the rich and emotive timbre of the cello with expressive subtleties and bittersweet emotions, alongside their typical touches of wit and irony.
Composer Biography
Evgeny Kissin, a world-renowned pianist, returned to composing in earnest a decade ago after abandoning it earlier in his career, and his Cello Sonata was completed in 2016.
Recording & Production
Evgeny Kissin's Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 2, featured on this album, is a world premiere recording.
Historical Context
The extensive repertoire for cello and piano from Russian composers is partly due to the abundance of notable Russian cellists in the past century.
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