- Artist:
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Shostakovich & Britten - Vinyl
£35.99
Release date: 9 May, 2025
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- Cat No:
- 4870836
- Label:
- Decca
- Formats:
- Vinyl LP
Sheku Kanneh-Mason records Shostakovich’s 2nd Cello Concerto, during a critically-acclaimed tour with John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London. The work features alongside the Shostakovich Cello Sonata and Britten Cello Sonata, recorded with his sister and frequent duo partner, Isata Kanneh-Mason.
An homage to Rostropovich: Shostakovich wrote the concerto for renowned cellist, Rostropovich, with whom he also shared a mutual friendship with Britten. The sonatas on this album were recorded in Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh, the same place that Rostropovich and Britten recorded the Britten Cello Sonata for Decca in 1968.
Side A
01 | Cello Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 126: I. Largo
Side B
01 | Cello Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 126: II. Allegretto
02 | Cello Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 126: III. Allegretto
Side C
01 | Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40: I. Allegro non troppo – Largo
02 | Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40: II. Allegro
03 | Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40: III. Largo
Side D
01 | Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40: IV. Allegro
02 | Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65: I. Dialogo. Allegro
03 | Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65: II. Scherzo-Pizzicato. Allegretto
04 | Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65: III. Elegia. Lento
05 | Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65: IV. Marcia. Energico
06 | Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65: V. Moto perpetuo. Presto