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Britten, Prokofiev & Shostakovich: The Cello Sonatas
Orfeo

Britten, Prokofiev & Shostakovich: The Cello Sonatas

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Details

Composer
BRITTEN PROKOFIEV
Artist
Mueller-Schott, Piemontesi
Format
CD
Label
Orfeo
Released
Apr 14, 2015
Catalog #
ORF-C872151A
UPC
4011790872124

About

This new CD by Daniel Müller-Schott and Francesco Piemontesi offers three sonatas for cello and piano, works that sum up several chapters of 20th c. history that go far beyond the merely musical. Sergei Prokofiev displays a masterly serenity in his songlike Sonata in C, op. 119, composed in 1949. It makes evident his adjustment to the cultural politics of the Soviet Union – to which this world-famous composer had returned just twelve years before – but is also tailor-made for an exceptional cello-piano duo. Dmitri Shostakovich’s Sonata in d minor, op. 40 is no less marked by fate. It was on the program of a concert tour given by the composer and his cello partner Viktor Kubatsky in 1936 when Shostakovich was put on the Stalinist index of undesirables, on orders from the very top. Finally, Benjamin Britten’s Sonata in C, op. 65 marked the beginning of a productive, creative friendship with Rostropovich that was established, despite many a problem posed by the Cold War, in Aldeburgh in 1961 when performed by the composer and Rostropovich.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 I. Andante grave 10:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante grave
    Duration
    10:39
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Daniel Müller-Schott, Francesco Piemontesi
  2. 2 II. Moderato 04:55
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Moderato
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Daniel Müller-Schott, Francesco Piemontesi
  3. 3 III. Allegro ma non troppo 08:20
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    08:20
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Daniel Müller-Schott, Francesco Piemontesi
  4. 4 I. Dialogo 07:20
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Dialogo
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Daniel Müller-Schott, Francesco Piemontesi
  5. 5 II. Scherzo-pizzicato 02:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Scherzo-pizzicato
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Daniel Müller-Schott, Francesco Piemontesi
  6. 6 III. Elegia 06:07
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Elegia
    Duration
    06:07
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Daniel Müller-Schott, Francesco Piemontesi
  7. 7 IV. Marcia 02:20
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Marcia
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Daniel Müller-Schott, Francesco Piemontesi
  8. 8 V. Moto Perpetuo 02:53
    Track
    8
    Title
    V. Moto Perpetuo
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Daniel Müller-Schott, Francesco Piemontesi
  9. 9 I. Allegro non troppo 11:43
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    11:43
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Daniel Müller-Schott, Francesco Piemontesi
  10. 10 II. Allegro 03:04
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Daniel Müller-Schott, Francesco Piemontesi
  11. 11 III. Largo 08:14
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    08:14
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Daniel Müller-Schott, Francesco Piemontesi
  12. 12 IV. Allegro 04:13
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Performer
    Daniel Müller-Schott, Francesco Piemontesi