Artist: Kristina Blaumane, Jacob Katsnelson
Title: Barber: Cello Sonata in C Minor - Grieg: Cello Sonata in A Minor - Martinů: Variations on a Slovak Folksong
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: Quartz Music
Genre: Classical
Quality: flac lossless (tracks) cover & back
Total Time: 00:59:08
Total Size: 210 mb

Tracklist

01. Cello Sonata in C Minor, Op. 6: I. Allegro ma non troppo
02. Cello Sonata in C Minor, Op. 6: II. Adagio
03. Cello Sonata in C Minor, Op. 6: III. Allegro appassionato
04. Cello Sonata in A Minor, Op. 36: I. Allegro agitato
05. Cello Sonata in A Minor, Op. 36: II. Andante molto tranquillo
06. Cello Sonata in A Minor, Op. 36: III. Allegro molto e marcato
07. Variations on a Slovakian Theme, H. 378

Kristina Blaumane, Jacob Katsnelson - Barber: Cello Sonata in C Minor - Grieg: Cello Sonata in A Minor - Martinů: Variations on a Slovak Folksong (2007)


Latvian cellist Kristine Blaumane and Russian pianist Jacob Katsnelson deliver a first-rate duo recital in their debut disc for Quartz. With a big tone, a huge technique, and a passionate temperament, Blaumane has the right attitude to tackle Barber's achingly lyrical Sonata, Op. 6, and Grieg's emotionally dramatic Sonata, Op. 36. Given strong and unstinting support by the virtuosic Katsnelson, Blaumane turns in performances that sing, soar, and ultimately succeed in challenging even the finest of the works' earlier recordings. With a soulful performance of Martinu's atypically aggressive and infrequently programmed Variations on a Slovakian Theme as an encore, this disc will surely appeal to listeners who follow music for the cello. Quartz's digital is close, warm, and very, very vivid.