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Raff: Complete Works for Cello & Piano / Croisé, Shevchenko
Avie Records

Raff: Complete Works for Cello & Piano / Croisé, Shevchenko

$19.99

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Composer
Joachim Raff
Artist
Christoph Croisé, Oxana Shevchenko
Format
CD
Label
Avie Records
Released
Feb 04, 2022
Catalog #
AV2490
UPC
822252249026

About

The beautiful, lyrical music of prolific 19th-century Swiss composer Joachim Raff was widely performed during his lifetime but is relatively under-represented today. Who better than Christoph Croisé, Raff’s modern day compatriot, to breathe new life into the composer’s complete works for cello and piano. Raff’s chamber music, and especially his works for cello, were among his most notable achievements. Having established a career in Germany in the mid-1850’s, Raff encountered the eminent cellist Bernhard Cossman whose mastery of the instrument inspired the composer’s rich Romantic oeuvre. Christoph, who has “got it all – technical chops, impeccable musicianship” (Gramophone), puts a fresh, 21st-century spin on Raff’s memorable music resulting in this benchmark recording.

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The beautiful, lyrical music of prolific 19th-century Swiss composer Joachim Raff was widely performed during his lifetime but is relatively under-represented today. Who better than Christoph Croisé, Raff’s modern day compatriot, to breathe new life into the composer’s complete works for cello and piano. Raff’s chamber music, and especially his works for cello, were among his most notable achievements. Having established a career in Germany in the mid-1850’s, Raff encountered the eminent cellist Bernhard Cossman, whose mastery of the instrument inspired the composer. Croisé, joined by pianist Oxana Shevchenko, puts a fresh, 21st-century spin on Raff’s memorable music resulting in this benchmark recording.

-- WMFT, 98.7 FM (Chicago, IL)

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 Duo in A Major, Op. 59 (version for cello and piano) 16:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    Duo in A Major, Op. 59 (version for cello and piano)
    Duration
    16:19
    Composer
    Joachim Raff
    Performer
    Christoph Croisé, Oxana Shevchenko
  2. 2 No. 1. Begegnung 07:20
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 1. Begegnung
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Joachim Raff
    Performer
    Christoph Croisé, Oxana Shevchenko
  3. 3 No. 2. Erinnerung 08:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 2. Erinnerung
    Duration
    08:10
    Composer
    Joachim Raff
    Performer
    Christoph Croisé, Oxana Shevchenko
  4. 4 No. 1. Romance in F Major 05:10
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Romance in F Major
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Joachim Raff
    Performer
    Christoph Croisé, Oxana Shevchenko
  5. 5 No. 2. Romance in B-Flat Major 05:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Romance in B-Flat Major
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Joachim Raff
    Performer
    Christoph Croisé, Oxana Shevchenko
  6. 6 I. Allegro 12:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    12:34
    Composer
    Joachim Raff
    Performer
    Christoph Croisé, Oxana Shevchenko
  7. 7 II. Vivace 02:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Vivace
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Joachim Raff
    Performer
    Christoph Croisé, Oxana Shevchenko
  8. 8 III. Andante 05:47
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Joachim Raff
    Performer
    Christoph Croisé, Oxana Shevchenko
  9. 9 IV. Allegro 08:55
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    08:55
    Composer
    Joachim Raff
    Performer
    Christoph Croisé, Oxana Shevchenko