Special offer. Mozart: Cello Sonatas Volume One
(transcriptions by Alexander Kniazev of three of the violin sonatas)
Alexander Kniazev (cello) & Edouard Oganessian (piano)
Alexander Kniazev has certainly undertaken this act of piracy with relish, coming up with highly effective cello transcriptions of three of the master’s violin sonatas. There are even places...
Special offer. Mozart: Cello Sonatas Volume One
(transcriptions by Alexander Kniazev of three of the violin sonatas)
Alexander Kniazev (cello) & Edouard Oganessian (piano)
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Alexander Kniazev has certainly undertaken this act of piracy with relish, coming up with highly effective cello transcriptions of three of the master’s violin sonatas. There are even places...
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Although Mozart wrote no fewer than 34 sonatas for violin and keyboard, he didn't compose even one for cello. Alexander Kniazev's remarkable transcriptions of three of the violin sonatas for cello and piano go some way to remedying that deficiency. They transform the works, too: the cello brings out the rich, proto-Romantic sonorities implicit in the music.
Contents and tracklist
- Alexander Kniazev (cello), Edouard Oganessian (piano)
- Alexander Kniazev (cello), Edouard Oganessian (piano)
- Alexander Kniazev (cello), Edouard Oganessian (piano)
Awards and reviews
December 2005
Alexander Kniazev has certainly undertaken this act of piracy with relish, coming up with highly effective cello transcriptions of three of the master’s violin sonatas. There are even places in these works where the cello’s greater depth and range is preferable to the original, resulting in a more equally balanced and stimulating dialogue with the piano. […] there’s little doubt that both performers are passionately committed to the music and are equally capable of effecting elegance and charm in the more light-hearted moments of K301
