This page lists all recordings of Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65, by Frédéric François Chopin (1810-49) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Chopin & Alkan - Cello Sonatas
Alban Gerhardt (cello) & Steven Osborne (piano) This recording of two great Romantic cello sonatas features the mercurial duo of cellist Alban Gerhardt and pianist Steven Osborne, both musicians of dazzling technical and interpretative abilities. Gerhardt is known for his passionate commitment to lesser-known nineteenth-century repertoire through his coruscating performances in Hyperion’s Romantic Cello Concerto series, and in this chamber disc he reaches an even higher level of thrilling intensity. There are relatively few nineteenth-century cello sonatas. Even fewer have managed steadfastly to maintain a place in the current concert repertoire. Alkan’s splendid Sonata is a little-known work, but an immediately attractive one: ambitious, original, and replete with good tunes. Chopin’s Op 65 Sonata is a dense, complex work which baffled his contemporaries: it is revealed in this performance as a sophisticated example of two-part counterpoint, in which neither player consistently holds the centre-stage, and in which the interchange of voices is ever unpredictable. Both works were written for the great French cellist Auguste-Joseph Franchomme who gave their premieres, with the composer at the piano in each case, in 1848 and 1857 respectively. | 
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• A recital featuring some of Australia’s finest young musicians all in their early 20s, including the stunning twin cellists Pei-Jee Ng and Pei-Sian Ng who are beginning to make names for themselves internationally • Pianist David Tong’s second album for Melba following his spectacular debut CD (of Rachmaninov, Chopin and Liszt – MR301086) in 2005 • Beautiful Romantic repertoire – the Sonatas for cello and piano by Chopin and Rachmaninov – plus the world premiere recording of noted Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin’s Phoenix Story for two cellos • Recorded direct to disc using DSD (direct stream digital) technology – the same technology behind the SACD and one that ensures absolute maximum performance from a CD • Striking artwork from the renowned Ken Cato • Digipak with picture disc and 26-page colour booklet with essays and translations |
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| |  | Chopin - Cello sonata & Transcriptions for cello & piano
Truls Mørk (cello) & Kathy Stott (piano) “Chopin's compositional output did not include a great deal of chamber music, but what he did write included a number of pieces for cello. From this one could assume he had a special affinity for the instrument. In this recording, we have taken this a step further by choosing transcriptions of music originally written for solo piano - pieces with a strong melodic line which seem to transport themselves to the cello so beautifully.” Truls Mørk “What is most impressive about this performance is the exquisite pianissimo both achieve, while maintaining a perfect tonal balance. The old complaint that the dense piano part dominates simply does not apply here: Stott's touch is so gossamer-light, the engineers had no need to throw the cello forward unnaturally.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2007 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Alexander Kniazev (cello) & Nikolai Lugansky (piano) “…Kniazev is an artist who possesses great musicality, an original turn of mind and a formidably accomplished technique.” ***/**** BBC Music Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Michel Kanka (cello) & Jaromir Klepác (piano) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Mischa Maisky (cello), Martha Argerich (piano) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Daniil Shafran (cello), Anton Ginsburg (piano) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Gregor Piatigorsky (cello) These sonatas were all written for excellent cellists.
Mendelssohn had his brother Paul in mind for his D
major Sonata, although he dedicated it to the Russian
amateur player and music patron Prince Mateusz
Wielhorski. Piatigorsky’s freewheeling interpretation is
reminiscent of Feuermann’s: he did not know that
master’s recording, which was still unpublished at the
time, but he may well have heard Feuermann play the
work. Chopin’s G minor Sonata – one of his few chamber
works and his last large-scale creation – was composed
for a friend, the cello virtuoso Auguste Franchomme, with
whom he gave the première in 1847. It cost Chopin an
immense amount of effort, none of which shows in the
finished piece. Richard Strauss’s Sonata in F major is a
youthful work, dating from 1883, but the Czech cellist
Hanus? Wihan, for whom Dvor?ák wrote several
masterpieces, accepted the dedication and gave the first
performance with the composer. This work needs the firm
shaping it gets from the performers here. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Jamie Walton (Cello) & Charles Owen (Piano) "Walton combines a warmth of tone with a technical command which reaches dazzling proportions; he leaves little doubt as to the success that lies ahead of him." William Pleath | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Jirí Bárta (cello), Martin Kasík (piano) & Jan Talich, Jr. (violin) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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