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Auerbach: Celloquy

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Details

Composer
AUERBACH, LERA
Artist
Aznavoorian, Auerbach
Format
CD
Label
Cedille
Released
Feb 26, 2013
Catalog #
CDR 137
UPC
735131913720

About

Lera Auerbach’s music has been compared to that of Shostakovich, and with good reason. She remains committed to a fresh use of tonality, without denying herself the full resources of modern technique. The 24 Preludes for cello and piano follow the traditional journey through all the major and minor keys. There are passionate adagios, a sardonic reference to the Magic Flute Overture (Prelude No. 14), waltzes, scherzos, laments, and giddy allegros. The scoring for cello and piano is clever and handled with a keen ear for color and timbre.

Best of all, the performances are sensational. Auerbach is a superb pianist, and she handles her own frequently virtuosic writing with aplomb. Ani Aznavoorian plays a mean cello, both here and in the Cello Sonata. As Auerbach points out in her notes, the two instruments are equal partners in this latter work, a gripping emotional outpouring that concludes with a lament marked “with extreme intensity”. The preceding third movement is a wild toccata that recalls similar moments in Shostakovich’s Eighth quartet and Eighth symphony. Auerbach also makes evocative use of microtones both here and occasionally in the preludes as well. It’s an interesting addition to her expressive arsenal, particularly when they appear in a tonal context.

The program concludes with a brief Postlude for cello and piano, actually a “deconstruction” of the twelfth Prelude. Grim and eerie, it closes the program on a note of mysterious unease. The sonics are gorgeous, with perfect balances and a very realistic perspective. Fans of good contemporary chamber music will want to own this; it repays repeated listening and reveals Auerbach as a true force in today’s music.

-- David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 29 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1 in C Major: Andante 03:02
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1 in C Major: Andante
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  2. 2 No. 2 in A Minor: Allegro 00:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2 in A Minor: Allegro
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  3. 3 No. 3 in G Major: Andante misterioso 01:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3 in G Major: Andante misterioso
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  4. 4 No. 4 in E minor: Allegro ossessivo 00:43
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4 in E minor: Allegro ossessivo
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  5. 5 No. 5 in D Major: Moderato 01:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5 in D Major: Moderato
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  6. 6 No. 6 in B Minor: Tragico 02:17
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6 in B Minor: Tragico
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  7. 7 No. 7 in A Major: Vivo ma non troppo 01:13
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7 in A Major: Vivo ma non troppo
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  8. 8 No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor: Grave 01:52
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor: Grave
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  9. 9 No. 9 in E Major: Vivace 00:58
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9 in E Major: Vivace
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  10. 10 No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor: Adagio sognando 01:37
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor: Adagio sognando
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  11. 11 No. 11 in B Major: Allegro 00:51
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11 in B Major: Allegro
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  12. 12 No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Adagio 04:59
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Adagio
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  13. 13 No. 13 in G flat major: Andantino grazioso 02:08
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 13 in G flat major: Andantino grazioso
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  14. 14 No. 14 in E flat minor: Allegretto scherzando 01:18
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 14 in E flat minor: Allegretto scherzando
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  15. 15 No. 15 in D-Flat Major: Allegro con brio 01:00
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 15 in D-Flat Major: Allegro con brio
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  16. 16 No. 16 in B flat minor: Tempo di valzer 03:18
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 16 in B flat minor: Tempo di valzer
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  17. 17 No. 17 in A-Flat Major: Allegro ritmico 02:44
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 17 in A-Flat Major: Allegro ritmico
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  18. 18 No. 18 in F Minor: Andantino 01:27
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 18 in F Minor: Andantino
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  19. 19 No. 19 in E-Flat Major: Allegro appassionato 01:07
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 19 in E-Flat Major: Allegro appassionato
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  20. 20 No. 20 in C Minor: Giocoso 01:14
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 20 in C Minor: Giocoso
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  21. 21 No. 21 in B-Flat Major: Dialogo 02:49
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 21 in B-Flat Major: Dialogo
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  22. 22 No. 22 in G Minor: Andante nostalgico 03:29
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 22 in G Minor: Andante nostalgico
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  23. 23 No. 23 in F Major: Adagio sognando 02:40
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 23 in F Major: Adagio sognando
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  24. 24 No. 24 in D Minor: Vivo 04:29
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 24 in D Minor: Vivo
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  25. 25 I. Allegro moderato 07:01
    Track
    25
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    07:01
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  26. 26 II. Lament: Adagio 05:52
    Track
    26
    Title
    II. Lament: Adagio
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  27. 27 III. Allegro assai 03:00
    Track
    27
    Title
    III. Allegro assai
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  28. 28 IV. Con estrema intensita 05:54
    Track
    28
    Title
    IV. Con estrema intensita
    Duration
    05:54
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach
  29. 29 Postlude for Cello and Piano (arr. of 24 Preludes for Cello and Piano, Op. 47: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Adagio) 03:08
    Track
    29
    Title
    Postlude for Cello and Piano (arr. of 24 Preludes for Cello and Piano, Op. 47: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Adagio)
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Lera Auerbach
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Lera Auerbach