Sergey Prokofiev: Complete Works for Cello and Piano (2003)
Alexander Ivashkin, cello; Tatyana Lazareva, piano
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 263 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 157 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 10045 | Time: 01:07:43
Alexander Ivashkin, cello; Tatyana Lazareva, piano
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 263 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 157 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 10045 | Time: 01:07:43
Captured in the Maly Hall of the Moscow Conservatory where much of Prokofiev's work was first heard, it's surprising to find so many aspects of the composer's style represented, from the Romanticism of the early Ballade through the spiky dissonances of Chout to the elegiac, unfinished Solo Sonata. Aided by characterful piano-playing by Tatyana Lazareva, Ivashkin's recital compares most favourably with his similar programme on Ode for which he was accompanied by a more reticent pianist; although the earlier disc includes the Concertino movement in the guise of Rostropovich's cello quintet arrangement, the absence of the Chout transmogrification makes the Chandos collection appear better value.