"A talent to reckon with: poised, committed, graceful and spirited," is how the Los Angeles Times has described the Russian-American cellist Nina Kotova. Her Warner Classics catalogue already includes an album of sonatas by Rachmaninov. It is now joined by a programme of German Romantic music which she recorded with the Brazilian-born pianist JosÃ© Feghali, a laureate of the Van Cliburn Competition who died aged just 53 in 2014. Spanning 65 years of musical history, the recital comprises works by Schumann and Brahms, who were close friends, and by Max Reger. He drew inspiration for his Suite No. 2 for solo cello, composed in 1914, from Pablo Casals's advocacy of Bach's solo suites.

Tracklist:

Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38: I. Allegro Non Troppo
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38: II. Allegretto Quasi Menuetto
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38: III. Allegro
Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, Op. 131C/2: I. PrÃ¤ludium (Largo)
Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, Op. 131C/2: II. Gavotte (Allegretto)
Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, Op. 131C/2: III. Largo
Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, Op. 131C/2: IV. Gigue (Vivace)
FantasiestÃ¼cke, Op. 73: I. Zart Und Mit Ausdruck
FantasiestÃ¼cke, Op. 73: II. Lebhaft, Leicht
FantasiestÃ¼cke, Op. 73: III. Rasch Und Mit Feuer
Adagio and Allegro in A-Flat Major, Op. 70

UPC: 190295042394
Label: Warner Classics
Release Date: 9.10.21
Format: CD

Nina Kotova / Feghali,Jose - Romantic Recital (CD)