Marina Tarasova & Ivan Sokolov
Release Date: 17 February 2023
Label: Challenge Classics
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 608917294026
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
Renowned Russian cellist Marina Tarasova makes her debut on Challenge Classics with a disc centred on two great Sonatas: Kabalevsky's (composed in 1962) and Shebalin's (composed in 1960).
The Shebalin Sonata is a world premiere recording and a work of remarkable architectural complexity.
For many years, Marina Tarasova has been one of the most renowned Russian cellists; a winner of international competitions in Prague, Florence and
Paris and a laureate of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
Marina Tarasova: These three brilliant compositions, rarely recorded, were all dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich. Kabalevsky´s sonata is the composer's revelation and one of the best compositions in 20th Century cello repertoire.
The depth of its philosophical thought is an invitation to meditate. Prokofiev's Concertino is the most beautiful example of a rare combination in him of lyricism and Russian 'soil'. In Shebalin's sonata we experience program music: images of old Moscow, peal of church bells, dances of buffoons. According to me, the freedom of will which philosophers haven´t found yet lies in the music of such geniuses!
"This is neither facile, authorities-pleasing Communist agitprop or thorny modernism - instead, it resides in a recognisably late-Romantic world. Cellist Marina Tarasova inhabits her compatriots' music." - BBC Music Magazine (5 STARS)
"The Finale [Shebalin Cello Sonata] is upbeat with a jubilant idiom bringing together themes from the preceding movements, closing in C major. This sonata makes one want to hear more from this composer who is still little-known outside of Russia." – MusicWeb International
Tracklisting
The Counterpoints
Narratio Quartet
Aart Bergwerff
Roberto Prosseda
Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Dejan Lazic, Jan Willem de Vriend
Ton Koopman
Duo Saraswati
Karolos
The Counterpoints
Narratio Quartet
Danbi Um; Juho Pohjonen
Engegard Quartet, NyNorsk Messingkvintett
Flute Alors
Louise Bessette
Jonas Batstrand, Jorn Fossheim
