Maria Kliegel, François-Joel Thiollier - Saint-Saëns: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2, Cello Suite (2007)
BAND/ARTIST: Maria Kliegel, François-Joel Thiollier
- Title: Saint-Saëns: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2, Cello Suite
- Year Of Release: 2007
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:17:29
- Total Size: 300 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Cello Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 32: I. Allegro
02. Cello Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 32: II. Andante Tranquillo Sostenuto
03. Cello Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 32: III. Allegro Moderato
04. Suite in D Minor, Op. 16: I. Prelude: Moderato Assai
05. Suite in D Minor, Op. 16: II. Serenade: Andantino
06. Suite in D Minor, Op. 16: III. Scherzo: Allegro Grazioso
07. Suite in D Minor, Op. 16: IV. Romance: Adagio
08. Suite in D Minor, Op. 16: V. Finale: Allegro con Brio
09. Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 123: I. Maestoso, Largamente - Tranquillo
10. Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 123: II. Scherzo con Variazioni: Allegro Animato
11. Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 123: III. Romanza: Poco Adagio
12. Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 123: IV. Allegro Non Troppo Grazioso
Unlike his two Cello Concertos, performed by Maria Kliegel on Naxos 8.553039, Saint-Saëns’ Cello Sonatas are underrated works. The turbulent Cello Sonata No. 1, which makes full use of the lower registers of both cello and piano, reflects the composer’s sadness at the loss of a great-aunt and at the state of France following Napoleon III’s crushing defeat by Prussia at Sedan in 1870. Written more than 30 years later, the Cello Sonata No. 2 is a more ambitious and original work. ‘The Adagio will bring tears to your eyes,’ Saint-Saëns wrote to his publisher, Durand, while the last movement, propelled forward in the manner of a toccata, ‘...will wake anyone who’s slept through the rest of the piece’
01. Cello Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 32: I. Allegro
02. Cello Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 32: II. Andante Tranquillo Sostenuto
03. Cello Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 32: III. Allegro Moderato
04. Suite in D Minor, Op. 16: I. Prelude: Moderato Assai
05. Suite in D Minor, Op. 16: II. Serenade: Andantino
06. Suite in D Minor, Op. 16: III. Scherzo: Allegro Grazioso
07. Suite in D Minor, Op. 16: IV. Romance: Adagio
08. Suite in D Minor, Op. 16: V. Finale: Allegro con Brio
09. Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 123: I. Maestoso, Largamente - Tranquillo
10. Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 123: II. Scherzo con Variazioni: Allegro Animato
11. Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 123: III. Romanza: Poco Adagio
12. Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 123: IV. Allegro Non Troppo Grazioso
Unlike his two Cello Concertos, performed by Maria Kliegel on Naxos 8.553039, Saint-Saëns’ Cello Sonatas are underrated works. The turbulent Cello Sonata No. 1, which makes full use of the lower registers of both cello and piano, reflects the composer’s sadness at the loss of a great-aunt and at the state of France following Napoleon III’s crushing defeat by Prussia at Sedan in 1870. Written more than 30 years later, the Cello Sonata No. 2 is a more ambitious and original work. ‘The Adagio will bring tears to your eyes,’ Saint-Saëns wrote to his publisher, Durand, while the last movement, propelled forward in the manner of a toccata, ‘...will wake anyone who’s slept through the rest of the piece’
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