Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante, Sonata

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With this new album devoted to Prokofiev, cellist Bruno Philippe continues his exploration of Russian music. Having already recorded a recital of Rachmaninov's and Myaskovsky's Sonatas with Jérôme Ducros, here he is reunited with his long-time musical partner Tanguy de Williencourt on the piano, but also with his mentor, conductor Christoph Eschenbach leading the hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt. On the program, Prokofiev's (surprisingly?) romantic cello sonata, coupled with his Sinfonia concertante, that Mount Everest of technical challenges – both works having been written for the great Rostropovitch, who gave them their first performances in 1950 and 1952.

Avec ce nouvel album consacré à Prokofiev, Bruno Philippe referme en beauté une année discographique consacrée à la musique russe. Après les Sonates de Rachmaninov avec Jérôme Ducros, il retrouve ici son partenaire de toujours Tanguy de Williencourt au piano, mais aussi son mentor Christoph Eschenbach à la tête du hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt. Au programme, cette (étonnamment ?) romantique sonate pour violoncelle et piano et la Symphonie concertante, sommet absolu de virtuosité – deux ouvrages destinés au grand Rostropovitch qui les créa toutes deux en 1950 et 1952.