Wendy Warner - Russian Music for Cello & Piano (2010)
BAND/ARTIST: Wendy Warner
- Title: Russian Music for Cello & Piano
- Year Of Release: 2010
- Label: Cedille
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 01:08:07
- Total Size: 275 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Cello Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81: I. Allegro moderato
02. Cello Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81: II. Andante cantabile
03. Cello Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81: III. Allegro con spirito
04. 12 Etudes, Op. 8: No. 11 in B flat minor (arr. for cello and piano)
05. Musica Nostalgica
06. Adagio, Op. 97bis (from Cinderella, Op. 87)
07. Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 : I. Lento - Allegro moderato
08. Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 : II. Allegro scherzando
09. Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 : III. Andante
10. Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 : IV. Allegro mosso
Each highly gifted and sought-after performers in her own right, cellist Wendy Warner and pianist Irina Nuzova officially joined forces in 2008 to create the WarnerNuzova Duo. In celebration of their Russian musical roots (Nuzova was born in and studied for a time in Russia; Warner is a protégé of Rostropovich), they have selected for their first album a selection of Russian music for cello and piano. This is certainly not an unusual programming idea, but their choice of literature goes outside of the box. With the exception of the oft-recorded Rachmaninov sonata, Warner and Nuzova choose pieces with which listeners may be less familiar: the magnificent but woefully underplayed Myaskovsky Second Sonata, the elegant Piatigorsky transcription of Scriabin's Op. 8/11 Etude, the playfully clever Schnittke Musica nostalgica, and charming Prokofiev Adagio from Cinderella. Throughout the disc, Warner and Nuzova put forth technically spotless playing, extremely tight ensemble playing, ideal balance between the two instruments, and a real sense of a singular musical vision. While Warner's sound is strong and focused - easily heard over the piano - her recorded sound quality is surprisingly distant sounding, almost echoic. Apart from this minor flaw, listeners will enjoy a rapturous performance of the Rachmaninov sonata alongside convincing introductions to works that may be less familiar.
01. Cello Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81: I. Allegro moderato
02. Cello Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81: II. Andante cantabile
03. Cello Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81: III. Allegro con spirito
04. 12 Etudes, Op. 8: No. 11 in B flat minor (arr. for cello and piano)
05. Musica Nostalgica
06. Adagio, Op. 97bis (from Cinderella, Op. 87)
07. Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 : I. Lento - Allegro moderato
08. Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 : II. Allegro scherzando
09. Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 : III. Andante
10. Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 : IV. Allegro mosso
Each highly gifted and sought-after performers in her own right, cellist Wendy Warner and pianist Irina Nuzova officially joined forces in 2008 to create the WarnerNuzova Duo. In celebration of their Russian musical roots (Nuzova was born in and studied for a time in Russia; Warner is a protégé of Rostropovich), they have selected for their first album a selection of Russian music for cello and piano. This is certainly not an unusual programming idea, but their choice of literature goes outside of the box. With the exception of the oft-recorded Rachmaninov sonata, Warner and Nuzova choose pieces with which listeners may be less familiar: the magnificent but woefully underplayed Myaskovsky Second Sonata, the elegant Piatigorsky transcription of Scriabin's Op. 8/11 Etude, the playfully clever Schnittke Musica nostalgica, and charming Prokofiev Adagio from Cinderella. Throughout the disc, Warner and Nuzova put forth technically spotless playing, extremely tight ensemble playing, ideal balance between the two instruments, and a real sense of a singular musical vision. While Warner's sound is strong and focused - easily heard over the piano - her recorded sound quality is surprisingly distant sounding, almost echoic. Apart from this minor flaw, listeners will enjoy a rapturous performance of the Rachmaninov sonata alongside convincing introductions to works that may be less familiar.
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