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Special offer. French Cello Sonatas

Julian Steckel (cello) & Paul Rivinius (piano)

French Cello Sonatas
the freshness and energy they bring make up for their occasional brashness and weightier approach. Their Poulenc has an impressive freedom and sensuality, particularly in the plangent chordal...

BBC Music Magazine, March 20125 out of 5 stars

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Julian Steckel (cello) & Paul Rivinius (piano)

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the freshness and energy they bring make up for their occasional brashness and weightier approach. Their Poulenc has an impressive freedom and sensuality, particularly in the plangent chordal...

BBC Music Magazine, March 20125 out of 5 stars

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Following his excellent release of Cello Concertos by Korngold, Goldschmidt and Bloch (8553223), Julian Steckel performs French Cello Sonatas, as well as Fauré’s Sicilienne, Après un Rêve and Trois Pièces by Boulanger.

“Steckel understands the work (Goldschmidt) better than any soloist I have heard.” Norman Lebrecht

Contents and tracklist

Poulenc: Cello Sonata, Op. 143
Work length22:42
I. Allegro. Tempo di marcia
Track length5:53
II. Cavatine. Très calme
Track length6:43
III. Ballabile. Très Animé
Track length3:18
IV. Finale: Largo, Très librement
Track length6:48
Fauré: Papillon, Op. 77
Work length2:57
Debussy: Cello Sonata
Work length11:36
I. Prologue (Lent, sostenuto et molto risoluto)
Track length4:33
II. Sérénade (Modérément animé)
Track length3:18
III. Finale (Animé, léger et nerveux)
Track length3:45
Fauré: Sicilienne, Op. 78
Work length3:47
Sicilienne pour Violoncelle et Piano, Op. 78
Track length3:47
Boulanger, N: Trois pièces for cello and piano
Work length7:08
No. 1. Modéré
Track length2:45
No. 2. Sans vitesse et à l'aise
Track length1:48
No. 3. Vite et nerveusement rythmé
Track length2:35
Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1
Work length3:25
Saint-Saëns: Cello Sonata for Cello in C Minor, Op. 32
Work length20:40
I. Allegro
Track length8:24
II. Andante tranquillo et Sostenuto
Track length6:06
III. Allegro moderato
Track length6:10

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March 2012

the freshness and energy they bring make up for their occasional brashness and weightier approach. Their Poulenc has an impressive freedom and sensuality, particularly in the plangent chordal introduction to the Finale, here played with an organ-like richness of resonance. In Debussy's masterfully spare Sonata, Streckel proves himself brilliantly in control of touch and timbre...Rivinius matches him in sensitivity and range of colour.
5 out of 5 stars
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