'This is one of the most articulate and highly characterised accounts I've heard on the cello of Shostakovich's Viola Sonata, with a tonal gleam that makes it more attractive to listen to than on the viola.' Helen Wallace
Rachmaninov
Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
Shostakovich
Viola Sonata Op. 147 (arr. Daniil Shafran)
Rachmaninov
Vocalise
Leonard Elschenbroich (cello), Alexei Grynyuk (pno)
Onyx ONYX 4116 76:35 mins
Audio clip: from Rachmaninov's Cello Sonata, II. Allegro scherzando
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