MYASKOVSKY: CELLO SONATAS 1 & 2; CELLO CONCERTO OP 66 - TARAVOSVA, MOSCOW NEW OPERA ORCHESTRA

Myaskovsky: Cello Concerto / Cello Sonatas

Marina Tarasova
Alexander Poleshaev

“I am now quite convinced that [Tarasova] is one of the leading cellists of her generation. She has a tone as rich as the best Bordeaux, and the sheer intelligence of her playing, particularly in Myaskovsky’s frequent long-breathed cantabile passages, commands instant admiration: I knew within bars that I was in the presence of something special, for she really makes the instrument speak.”
—Martin Anderson, CD Review, 1994

***”Tarasova earns praise for the coupling, a strong musical personality and magnificent tone.”—Penguin Guide

Nikolai Myaskovsky

Cello Sonata No.1 in D Major, Op.12

1 – Adagio–Andante–(attacca) Allegro passionato

Cello Sonata No.2 in a minor, Op.81

1 – Allegro moderato
2 – Andante cantabile
3 – Allegro con spirito
Alexander Polezhaev, cello

Cello Concerto in c minor, Op.66

1 – Lento, ma non troppo
2 – Allegro vivace

Marina Tarasova, cello
Yevgeny Samoilov / Moscow New Opera Orchestra