Most of the themes are introduced by the piano, while they are embellished and expanded in the cello's part. Most of the themes are introduced by the piano, while they are embellished and expanded in the cello’s part. But after hearing such a perfect interpretation, it is hard not to imitate! Please try again. Sergei Rachmaninoff's Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. Written for his friend and 'best man', Rachmaninov's Cello Sonata turned out to be his last chamber work. Sergei Rachmaninoff's Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19 was completed in November 1901 and published a year later. A trully magnificent dics which makes a perfect comanion disc to the widely and justifiably praised Brahms Cello Sonatas by the same hugely talented pairing. On this disc, he pairs two famous sonatas with two of their composers' unfamiliar pieces: a slow, singing Prelude and an exotic Oriental Dance by Rachmaninov, and two songs with cello obbligato, one secular, one sacred, by Franck. The Franck Cello Sonata which is rarely heard is a true gem and it would be worth getting this disc for that alone, a joy to listen to. 2 – Argerich; Abbado, Yuja Wang New Videos, official links (website, social network), and short biography, Bach – Concerto for Two Violins – Menuhin; Oistrakh, Chopin – Prelude No 24 in D Minor – Sokolov, Piano, Scarlatti – Keyboard Sonata K. 466 – Yuja Wang, Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. The Scherzo is ominous, the Trio is warmly serene, the slow movement sings luxuriously, and the Finale is brilliant, joyful, triumphant. His tone is beautiful, dark, warm, focused, infinitely variable in color, nuance and intensity, flawlessly pure on all strings and in every register. 2 - Yuja Wang, Mickey - The Opry House (1929) - Rachmaninov, Liszt, Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody No. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Please try again. I own somewhere around 5000 hours of music, but if I could only take one cd with me on a deserted island, it would probably be this. So taken together this is an essential purchase. [2], Rachmaninoff dedicated the work to Anatoliy Brandukov, who gave the first performance in Moscow[3] with the composer at the piano, on 2 December 1901. Unable to add item to List. 4 - Wang, Piano, Rachmaninoff - Prelude No. Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata; Franck: Cello Sonata. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. I can't believe this cd has only been reviewed once! As typical of sonatas in the Romantic period, it has four movements: The work takes approximately 35 minutes to perform. It is by far one of the best cello albums ever produced. 19 was completed in November 1901[1] and published a year later. Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2005. However, the Franck has, in the past, rather bored me (whether it be with the violin or the cello); however, Stephen and Steven, in this recording, give it fire, passion and emotional depth. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. The playing throughout is beyond praise. Isserlis and Hough have outdone themselves tenfold. --Edith Eisler. Rachmaninoff’s Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor, Op. Before I discredit this CD, I must first confess that I absolutely love Rachmaninoff's music and, as a pianist, I've learned to play and perform the piano portion of the third movement of this sonata. [4], International Music Score Library Project, Music written in all major and/or minor keys, List of compositions by Sergei Rachmaninoff, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cello_Sonata_(Rachmaninoff)&oldid=980505658, Articles with International Music Score Library Project links, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 26 September 2020, at 22:09.