Enescu, Prokofiev & Shostakovich: Cello Sonatas
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ENESCU / PROKOFIEV / SHOSTAKOVICH
Enescu, Prokofiev & Shostakovich: Cello Sonatas
Buruiana, Laura (cello), Alexandra Silocea (piano)
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Release Date: Tuesday 1 March 2016
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Pianist Alexandra Silocea joins with fellow-Romanian cellist Laura Buruiana in two Russian staples of the repertory, the Sonatas of Prokofiev and Shostakovich, with a much rarer offering by compatriot George Enescu, the single-movement Sonata in F minor, an early work that only recently came to light.
Both Russian works bear the influence of the cello titan Mstislav Rostropovich. Enescu's was penned in 1898 while he was a teenage student at the Paris Conservatoire; the manuscript was rediscovered 90 years later. Silocea has distinguished herself on previous AVIE releases in repertoire ranging from Debussy and Ravel to Liszt and, notably, Prokofiev.
Among Buruiana's distinctions is first prize in the New York-based Young Concert Artists competition in 2003, and a PhD summa cum laude from the National University of Music in Bucharest, where she devoted her thesis to the Enescu F minor Sonata.
"This performance matches the youthful enthusiasm of the [Enescu], with Silocea presenting her elaborate part in the grand manner, yet never swamping the cello…Silocea and Buruiana are entirely persuasive." (Gramophone May 2015)
Tracks:
Enescu:
Sonata in F minor for cello and piano, Op. 26, No. 1
Prokofiev:
Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119
Shostakovich:
Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
