Glorious lyricism from a compelling pairing in Myaskovsky and Rachmaninov

'The work has so many ingredients that should guarantee it instant appeal - a gloriously lyrical melody that opens and closes the sonata and some finely wrought material with exciting and dynamic musical interaction between cello and piano. Bruno Philippe inflects the music with great fervour, strongly supported by Jérôme Ducros’s impressive mastery of the demanding piano part and an admirably balanced recording.’

Myaskovsky/ Rachmaninov
Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata; Two pieces, Op. 2; Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 3/2; Cello Sonata;

Myaskovsky: Cello Sonata No. 1

Bruno Philippe (cello), Jérôme Ducros (piano)
Harmonia Mundi HMM 902340 70:52mins

Freya Parr

Published: April 8, 2019 at 10:34 am

Myaskovsky/ Rachmaninov Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata; Two pieces, Op. 2; Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 3/2; Cello Sonata;

Myaskovsky: Cello Sonata No. 1

Bruno Philippe (cello), Jérôme Ducros (piano) Harmonia Mundi HMM 902340 70:52mins

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Freya Parr

Digital Editor and Staff Writer, BBC Music Magazine

Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's digital editor and staff writer, editing and writing on all styles of music across both the website and print magazine. She has also written for titles including the Guardian, Circus Journal, Frankie and Suitcase Magazine, and runs The Noiseletter, a fortnightly arts and culture publication. Freya's main areas of interest and research lie in 20th-century and contemporary music. She's a regular sea shanty singer, folk obsessive and occasional flautist, pianist, organist and musical theatre director.

Glorious lyricism from a compelling pairing in Myaskovsky and Rachmaninov

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