Felix Mendelssohn's love for the cello was famed, and accordingly it was well-represented in his body of work. These works for cello and piano show the wide variation that resulted from a career-long affair with the instrument, ranging from youthful enthusiasm in the Variations Concertantes to the maturity and profundity of the much later second Cello Sonata. Notably this is the first CD recording of the powerful "Stauffer - ex Christiani" Stradivari cello, known for it's enormity of sonority and expression and wielded expertly by Luca Fiorentini.

Tracklist:

Variations Concertantes In D, Op. 17 (1829): Theme: Andante Con Moto
Variations Concertantes In D, Op. 17 (1829): Variation No. 1
Variations Concertantes In D, Op. 17 (1829): Variation No. 2
Variations Concertantes In D, Op. 17 (1829): Variation No. 3: Pià¹ Vivace
Variations Concertantes In D, Op. 17 (1829): Variation No. 4: Allegro Con Fuoco
Variations Concertantes In D, Op. 17 (1829): Variation No. 5: L'istesso Tempo
Variations Concertantes In D, Op. 17 (1829): Variation No. 6: L'istesso Tempo
Variations Concertantes In D, Op. 17 (1829): Variation No. 7: Presto Ed Agitato
Variations Concertantes In D, Op. 17 (1829): Variation No. 8: Tempo I
Cello Sonata No. 2 In D, Op. 58 (1843): I. Allegro Assai Vivace
Cello Sonata No. 2 In D, Op. 58 (1843): II. Allegretto Scherzando
Cello Sonata No. 2 In D, Op. 58 (1843): III. Adagio
Cello Sonata No. 2 In D, Op. 58 (1843): IV. Molto Allegro E Vivace
Lied Ohne Worte In D, Op. 109 (1843)
Cello Sonata No. 1 In B-Flat, Op. 45 (1838): I. Allegro Vivace
Cello Sonata No. 1 In B-Flat, Op. 45 (1838): II. Andante
Cello Sonata No. 1 In B-Flat, Op. 45 (1838): III. Allegro Assai
Albumblatt (1835)

UPC: 5028421943688
Label: Brilliant Classics
Release Date: 7.31.12
Format: CD

Luca Fiorentini - Complete Works for Cello & Piano (CD)