Russian Tales
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MYASKOVSKY / GLAZUNOV
Russian Tales
Andreas Bantelid (cello) Bengt Forsberg (piano)
[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 25 September 2020
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Nikolay Myaskovsky was one of the most prolific and influential composers in 20th-Century Russian musical life. These two works come from the beginning and end of his distinguished career: the warmly expressive First Cello Sonata recalling the style of Rachmaninov, and the equally romantic Second Cello Sonata revealing the subtle influence of folk music typical of Myaskovsky's later years. Alexander Glazunov both absorbed and continued the great Romantic lineage with his poignant Chant du Ménestrel and the Iberian evocations for the Sérénade espagnole from Two Pieces.
"These are rhythmically flexible, but never saggy, accounts, memorable for their glorious cello tone, their skillful balances as their lines interweave, and their strong sense of architecture. Brantelid and Forsberg are even more fluent in the Glazunov, which make appropriate encores...Warmly welcomed" Fanfare
"Sonata 1, written back in 1911, is also well worth our attention as are the Glazounov works, the 'Melodie' and 'Serenade Espagnole' that he originally wrote in 1888 for cello and orchestra and then arranged with piano…Brantelid is a 33-year-old cellist, but Frolich is up in his later 60s. They have played together since 2002 and put across this program to fine effect." American Record Guide
Tracks:
Miaskovsky: Cello Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12
Miaskovsky: Cello Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81
Glazunov: 2 Pieces, Op. 20 (Arr. for Cello & Piano)
Glazunov: Chant du ménestrel, Op. 71 (Arr. for Cello & Piano)
