Label: Challenge Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917294026
Catalog number: CC 72940
Releasedate: 03-02-23
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917294026
Releasedate: 03-02-23
- Renowned Russian cellist Marina Tarasova makes her debut on Challenge Classics
- Her disc is centred on two great Sonatas: Kabalevsky’s (composed in 1962) and Shebalin’s (composed in 1960)
- In between, Prokofiev’s Concertino works as a lyrical intermezzo
- Kabalevsky’s Sonata is probably the most beautiful Russian 20th Century work for cello and piano
- Shebalin’s Sonata is a world premiere recording and a work of remarkable architectural complexity.
- In such repertoire few living cellists can compete with Tarasova’s textual and spiritual insight.
- Her disc is centred on two great Sonatas: Kabalevsky’s (composed in 1962) and Shebalin’s (composed in 1960)
- In between, Prokofiev’s Concertino works as a lyrical intermezzo
- Kabalevsky’s Sonata is probably the most beautiful Russian 20th Century work for cello and piano
- Shebalin’s Sonata is a world premiere recording and a work of remarkable architectural complexity.
- In such repertoire few living cellists can compete with Tarasova’s textual and spiritual insight.
For many years, Marina Tarasova has been one of the most renowned Russian cellists; a winner of international competitions in Prague, Florence and Paris and a laureate of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
Marina Tarasova: These three brilliant compositions, rarely recorded, were all dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich. Kabalevsky´s sonata is the composer's revelation and one of the best compositions in 20th Century cello repertoire. The depth of its philosophical thought is an invitation to meditate. Prokofiev's Concertino is the most beautiful example of a rare combination in him of lyricism and Russian ‘soil’. In Shebalin's sonata we experience program music: images of old Moscow, peal of church bells, dances of buffoons. According to me, the freedom of will which philosophers haven´t found yet lies in the music of such geniuses!
Marina Tarasova: These three brilliant compositions, rarely recorded, were all dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich. Kabalevsky´s sonata is the composer's revelation and one of the best compositions in 20th Century cello repertoire. The depth of its philosophical thought is an invitation to meditate. Prokofiev's Concertino is the most beautiful example of a rare combination in him of lyricism and Russian ‘soil’. In Shebalin's sonata we experience program music: images of old Moscow, peal of church bells, dances of buffoons. According to me, the freedom of will which philosophers haven´t found yet lies in the music of such geniuses!
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1Cello Sonata, Op. 71I. Andante molto sostenuto10:42
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2Cello Sonata, Op. 71II. Allegro con moto07:16
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3Cello Sonata, Op. 71III. Allegro molto10:24
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4Cello Concertino, Op. 132II. Andante05:35
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5Cello Sonata Op. 51 No. 3I. Allegro assai10:36
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6Cello Sonata Op. 51 No. 3II. Vivace04:08
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7Cello Sonata Op. 51 No. 3III. Andante05:32
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8Cello Sonata Op. 51 No. 3IV. Allegro08:11