George Onslow: Cello Sonatas, Op. 16
Maude Gratton (fortepiano) & Emmanuel Jacques (cello)
Onslow’s melodies rise and fall in huge spans often driven from below by subtle shifts in harmony …Finely nuanced dynamics only adding to the already emotionally charged atmosphere…forget comparisons!...
George Onslow: Cello Sonatas, Op. 16
Maude Gratton (fortepiano) & Emmanuel Jacques (cello)
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Onslow’s melodies rise and fall in huge spans often driven from below by subtle shifts in harmony …Finely nuanced dynamics only adding to the already emotionally charged atmosphere…forget comparisons!...
About
Following in the footsteps of Mozart and Haydn, George Onslow invented a middle way between the French and German heritages. Although he was nicknamed ‘the French Beethoven’, Maude Gratton and Emmanuel Jacques give us the opportunity, in these three sonatas for piano and cello, to discover the true personality of this composer whose music, with its highly individual colours, combines very operatic lyricism and theatricality, purely French elegance, rhythmic vitality and dazzling virtuosity.
Contents and tracklist
- Maude Gratton, Emmanuel Jacques
- Maude Gratton, Emmanuel Jacques
- Maude Gratton, Emmanuel Jacques
Awards and reviews
Early Music Review August 2014
Onslow’s melodies rise and fall in huge spans often driven from below by subtle shifts in harmony …Finely nuanced dynamics only adding to the already emotionally charged atmosphere…forget comparisons! This voice is worth hearing in its own right.
15th October 2014
[Jacques] is an accomplished player.
