Composer: Krzysztof Meyer
Performer: Evva Mizerska, Emma Abbate, Katarzyna Glensk
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0098
Release: 2009
Size: 246 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Sonata No. 1 for cello & piano, Op. 62
01. I. Misterioso
02. II. Furioso
03. III. Con moto
04. Canzona for cello and piano, Op. 56
Sonata No. 2 for cello & piano, Op. 99
05. I. Mesto
06. II. Delicato
07. III. Grave
08. IV. Feroce
Krzysztof Meyer, born in Krakow in 1943 is one of the leading Polish composers of the day. He studied with Penderecki and Nadia Boulanger and counted Shostakovich as friend and supporter. His music marries a powerful sense of drama with long-breathed lyricism in a largely tonal framework. Of these works, Meyer writes, ‘I wanted the melody to be predominant – not a post- Romantic cantilena but absolutely contemporary. And the cello, like no other instrument, is perfect for that’.