Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Julius Klengel, Nicolai Miaskovsky, Giuseppe Valentini
Performer: Alexander Rudin, Lidiya Yevgrafova, Viсtor Ginzburg
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Melodiya
Catalogue: MELCD1002273
Release: 2015
Size: 267 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Valentini: Cello Sonata No. 10 in E Major, Op. 8 (Arr. Alfredo Piatti)
01. I. Grave
02. II. Allegro
03. III. Allegro – Tempo di Gavotta
04. IV. Largo
05. V. Allegro
Bach: Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Major, BWV 1028
06. I. Adagio – II. Allegro
07. III. Andante
08. IV. Allegro
09. Beethoven: Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, for Cello and Piano, WoO 46
10. Klengel: Scherzo in D Minor, Op. 6
Miaskovsky: Cello Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12
11. I. Adagio – Andante
12. II. Allegro passionate
Firma Melodiya presents a solo album of one of the leading Russian cellists of today, Alexander Rudin.
A Peoples’ Artist of Russia, laureate of the State Prize of Russia in the field of literature and arts, and professor of the Moscow Conservatory, Alexander Rudin is among the best known performers, conductors and educationists of Europe. Rudin, who was a prize winner of the Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow, the Bach Competition in Leipzig and the Cassado Competition in Florence when he was young, has been a jury member of some the most prestigious musical contests. An owner of a unique repertoire, Rudin is equally interested in both baroque and contemporary music.
As a performer, he combines elements of authentic play with a broad arsenal of modern techniques; and his supreme yet far from self-sufficing virtuosity combined with a refined sense of style allow him to turn to cello music of any period with success.
What makes the featured recordings particularly attractive is that they were made at the initial stage of the cellist’s performing career in 1978 and 1983. A student of the Gnessins Music Teachers Institute at the time, Rudin won a number of serious competitions and drew the attention of professional critics and wide audience.
Even then the cellist’s performing style was notable for the scope and diversity of repertoire – the album includes works by Giovanni Valentini, J S Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Nikolai Myaskovsky and Julius Klengel. The piano part is performed by Lidiya Yevgrafova and Viсtor Ginzburg (Myaskovsky).