Myaskovsky - Cello Sonatas
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Label: Brilliant Classics
Cat No: 95437
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 21st April 2017
Contents
Artists
Luca Magariello (cello)Cecilia Novarino (piano)
Works
Cello Sonata no.1 in D major, op.12Cello Sonata no.2 in A minor, op.81
Artists
Luca Magariello (cello)Cecilia Novarino (piano)
About
However, as this new recording reveals, it too belongs to the distinctively Russian tradition of soulful and affecting music for the cello; an early example (written in 1911, when Myaskovsky was 30 years of age and yet to graduate; he was a late developer as a composer) of the special empathy for the instrument that would also produce a wonderfully moody and atmospheric cello concerto: the Russian Elgar, perhaps.
The Op.12 Sonata is unusually structured as two movements linked by a tempestuous recitative section. The perfect relationship between the simplicity of the themes and the intensity of the dialogue between soloist and accompaniment is such that the two instruments seem locked in a flurry of warmth and passion. In the finale there is a return to the opening material, culminating in a serene D major conclusion. Though this is an early work, it reveals on various occasions a remarkable degree of maturity.
While the Sonata Op.12 emanates all the captivating freshness of an important work dating from the dawn of the composer’s output, his second sonata is entirely different in mood. It was written between 1948 and 1949, when Myaskovsky was 69, and in the throes of the health problems that were to bring him to his grave the following year.
This is Luca Magariello’s second album for Brilliant Classics, after his participation in the album of complete piano trios by Hummel (BC94898).
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