Raphael Wallfisch: Sonata for Violoncello & Piano - COMPACT DISCS

Description

Title: Sonata for Violoncello & Piano

Artist: Raphael Wallfisch

Label: Cpo Records

Product Type: COMPACT DISCS

UPC: 761203573721

Genre: Classical Artists

Release Date: 2025-10-31

Number of Discs: 1

In 1919, the cellist Marix Loevensohn commissioned a duo sonata from Henriette Bosmans for one of his recitals. Bosmans delivered-and in doing so, opened the “”cello-focused”” chapter of her early oeuvre, soon followed by two concertos, a Poème with orchestra (555 694-2), and several works with piano accompaniment. Inspired partly by Loevensohn and partly by her friend Frieda Belifante, what emerged was a collection that testifies to a talent as self-assured as it is sensitive: The sonata”s imposing outer movements frame tender lyricism in the spirit of Brahms and Debussy-like splashes of color; the three Impressions flirt with various eras and landscapes; the Nocturne for cello and harp luxuriates in dreamy excess-and the sensitive spirit melts away in blissful surrender

Tracks:
1.1 Sonata for Violoncello and Piano~Allegro maestoso
1.2 Sonata for Violoncello and Piano~Un poco allegretto
1.3 Sonata for Violoncello and Piano~Adagio
1.4 Sonata for Violoncello and Piano~Allegro molto e con fuoco
1.5 Nocturne for Violoncello and Harp
1.6 Trois Impressions for Violoncello and Piano~Cortège: Moderato assai
1.7 Trois Impressions for Violoncello and Piano~Nuit calme: Très lent
1.8 Trois Impressions for Violoncello and Piano~En Espagne: Allegro con brio