{"product_id":"rachmaninoff-franck-isserlis-hough-cello-sonatas-oriental-dance-prelude","title":"RACHMANINOFF \u0026 FRANCK: CELLO SONATAS -  STEPHEN HOUGH, STEVEN ISSERLIS, with REBECCA EVANS","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/officialTRACKLISTINGWITHWORLD_e838da37-46ba-418c-a593-e4af8d1846cc_480x480.png?v=1677522121\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrelude Op 2 No 1[3'13]Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriental dance Op 2 No 2[5'02]Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCello Sonata in G minor Op 19[32'42]Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLento – Allegro moderato[9'51]\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAllegro scherzando[6'16]\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAndante[6'06]\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAllegro mosso[10'29]\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLe Sylphe M73 Je suis un sylphe, une ombre, un rien, un rêve[4'58]César Franck (1822-1890)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewith Rebecca Evans (soprano)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCello Sonata in A major M8[27'45]César Franck (1822-1890)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAllegretto ben moderato[6'24]\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAllegro[7'42]\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRecitativo – Fantasia: Ben moderato – Molto lento[7'44]\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAllegretto poco mosso[5'55]\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePanis angelicus[4'08]César Franck (1822-1890), arr. Stephen Hough (b1961)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewith Rebecca Evans (soprano)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlaying together for the first time for Hyperion, Hough and Isserlis are stunningly matched in this large-scale passionate romantic programme. The sonatas stand at the centre of the meaty repertoire established by Brahms—whose two cello sonatas Steven Isserlis has recorded for us in an award-winning disc accompanied by Peter Evans (CDA66159)—and characterised by grand sweeping gestures, lush melody, and heartfelt emotions that sear from pathos to frenzy. The Franck is, of course, an alternative version the composer wished for his violin sonata, a transition that many feel to be the work's happiest incarnation. These performances are distinguished by the inspired combination of the renowned energy and panache of Isserlis with the fastidious translucency of Hough's playing, in music often despatched with more gush than gusto. Isserlis also provides a programme note very much in his own style; he examines the inspiration behind both works, coming as they do from deeply religious composers who were also the voices of greatly sensual radiance, while including reminiscences of his grandfather playing the piano part for the dedicatee of the Rachmaninov and of his grandmother learning the piano part in her 80s, to accompany her grandson! The disc is completed by what in the context may seem miniatures but which amply show how these great composers had a language of intimacy as much as expansiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hyperion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44029680681210,"sku":"034571173764","price":26.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/products\/034571173764.png?v=1677680184","url":"https:\/\/classicselectworld.com\/de-de\/products\/rachmaninoff-franck-isserlis-hough-cello-sonatas-oriental-dance-prelude","provider":"ClassicSelect World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}