GD 198 Ventseslav NIKOLOV Plays SCHNITTKE and PROKOFIEV piano and cello
A. Schnittke - Sonata for Cello and Piano
Improvisation pour violoncelle seul
S. Prokofiev - Sonata for Cello and Piano
Op. 119 C major
Ventseslav NIKOLOV - cello
Rostislav Yovchev - piano
Issued: 1996
Style: Classical Music
Company: Gega New GD198
The famous Bulgarian cellist Ventseslav NIKOLOV known with his preference for contemporary music and with his significant popularizing activity plays two remarkable 20th-century compositions - the sonatas by Schnittke and Prokofiev. Together with the pianist Rostislav YOVCHEV, an excellent musician also with proven understanding and attitude to 20th century music he has registered an inspiring interpretation of the compositions mentioned. The duo reveals the emotional resources of ProkofievÂ’s music - the Sonata op. 119 in C major, one of the late opuses of the great Russian master. Abundance of musical ideas, wonderful themes, bravura, virtuoso and scherzo-like episodes, alternating with an impressive cantilena and constant change of moods and tempos - these are the most characteristic elements of the piece, captured and re-created with power and inspiration by Nikolov and Yovchev. One can say the same about the Sonata by Alfred Schnittke, written in 1978 in the composerÂ’s typical structures, methods and the specific way of the sound distribution in the space. It is with mastership in the sound producing and overlapping of timbres and nuances, understanding the essence of the dynamics in the composerÂ’s invention, both cellist and pianist achieve a strongly impressing rendition of the works, whose sincere impulse captivates the listeners. That is exactly the what the performers have been aiming at, all the more that the Sonata is undoubtedly a spontaneous expression of our strenuous, anxious and often dramatic time.
Contents:
ALFRED SCHNITTKE Sonata za chelo i piano (1978)
• Largo
• Presto
• Largo
• Improvisation pour violoncelle seui (1994)
SERGEI PROKOFIEV Sonata za chelo i piano Op. 119 C mazhor
• Andante grave
• Moderate
• Allegro ma non troppo
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