Composer: Dmitry Kabalevsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Steven Isserlis, Olli Mustonen
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA68239
Release: 2019
Size: 1.25 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
01. I. Allegro non troppo – Largo
02. II. Allegro
03. III. Largo
04. IV. Allegro
05. Prokofiev: Ballade for Cello and Piano in C minor, Op. 15
Kabalevsky: Cello Sonata in B flat, Op. 71
06. I. Andante molto sostenuto
07. II. Allegretto con moto
08. III. Allegro molto
09. Shostakovich: Moderato in A minor for cello & piano
10. Prokofiev: Adagio for cello & piano (from Cinderella), Op. 97bis
11. Kabalevsky: Rondo In Memory of Sergei Prokofiev for cello and piano, Op. 79
Steven Isserlis and Olli Mustonen play Shostakovich’s Cello Sonata in D Minor – deemed as ‘the most popular cello sonata of the twentieth century’ – alongside two other Russian masterpieces, from pre-revolutionary Prokofiev to Kabalevsky in the Khrushchev era.