After forays to Spain and France, the Cheng2 Duo ventures to Russia for their third audite album. The SÃ¼ddeutsche Zeitung described Bryan and Silvie Cheng's last release, dedicated to Spanish music, as an "event of austere and severe, but also dreamy beauty", and praised the siblings' interpretation for "finding the correct idiom which manages to raise the temperature". Their new double album centers on the three great sonatas for cello and piano by Dmitri Shostakovich, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Sergei Prokofiev. The Cheng2 Duo contrasts these with a series of shorter pieces by Anton Arensky, Piotr Tchaikovsky and Alexander Glazunov. This comprehensive programme represents a short history of Russian cello music which began with the foundation of the great music conservatoires in Saint Petersburg and Moscow in the middle of the nineteenth century. Cellist Bryan Cheng is hailed internationally for his "absolutely astonishing" (La Presse, MontrÃ©al) command of the cello, and "abundant facility, innate musicality, and sense of joy" (New York Concert Review). He made his solo debut at age 10 with the Orchestre de chambre I Musici de MontrÃ©al, his Carnegie Hall recital debut at 14, and most recently, his Elbphilharmonie solo debut with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and conductor Joshua Weilerstein in 2018. Lauded for her "extraordinarily varied palette" (WholeNote Magazine) and "purely magical" playing (New York Concert Review), pianist Silvie Cheng illuminates musical works with her exquisite touch at the keyboard. Since her Carnegie Hall solo debut in 2011, she has performed as both soloist and collaborative pianist across the globe. As guest soloist with orchestra, Silvie most recently made her debut with the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra in 2018 and will debut with Symphony Nova Scotia in the 2019-20 season.

Tracklist:

Cinderella, Op. 87: Adagio: The Prince And Cinderella, Op. 97bis / Op. 97a (Arranged For Cello And Piano By Sergei Prokofiev)
Sonata For Cello And Piano In C Major, Op. 119: I. Andante Grave - Moderato Animato
Sonata For Cello And Piano In C Major, Op. 119: II. Moderato
Sonata For Cello And Piano In C Major, Op. 119: III. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
Chant Du Ménestrel, Op. 71 / Iag 4 (Arranged For Cello And Piano By Alexander Glazunov)
Sonata For Cello And Piano In D Minor, Op. 40: I. Allegro Non Troppo
Sonata For Cello And Piano In D Minor, Op. 40: II. Allegro
Sonata For Cello And Piano In D Minor, Op. 40: III. Largo
Sonata For Cello And Piano In D Minor, Op. 40: IV. Allegro
Pezzo Capriccioso In B Minor, Op. 62 (Arranged For Cello And Piano By Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
Two Pieces For Cello And Piano, Op. 12 / Iaa 37: I. Petite Ballade
Two Pieces For Cello And Piano, Op. 12 / Iaa 37: II. Danse Capricieuse
Romance For Cello And Piano, Ias 74
Lied (Romance) For Cello And Piano In F Minor: Lentamente, Molto Cantabile
Sonata For Cello And Piano In G Minor, Op. 19 / Isr 7: I. Lento. Allegro Moderato. Allegro Molto
Sonata For Cello And Piano In G Minor, Op. 19 / Isr 7: II. Allegro Scherzando
Sonata For Cello And Piano In G Minor, Op. 19 / Isr 7: III. Andante
Sonata For Cello And Piano In G Minor, Op. 19 / Isr 7: IV. Allegro Mosso
14 Romances, Op. 34 / Isr 55: XIV. Vocalise. Lentamente (Arranged For Cello And Piano)
String Quartet No. 1: II. Andante Cantabile (Arranged For Cello And Piano)

UPC: 4022143234421
Label: Audite
Release Date: 5.3.19
Format: CD

Russian Legends / Various 2pk - Russian Legends (2 CD)