Grieg's sole Cello Sonata has long been a favorite of performers and audiences and here it receives an impassioned performance from Steven Isserlis and Stephen Hough. This program also includes Hough's own Sonata for cello and piano left hand and Mendelssohn's ever popular Cello Sonata No.2. A spirit of passionate romanticism unifies all three works.
1 Act I, Cello Sonata in a Minor Op 36, Edvard Grieg
2 Act II, Cello Sonata in a Minor Op 36, Edvard Grieg
3 Act III, Cello Sonata in a Minor Op 36, Edvard Grieg
4 Act I, Sonata for Cello and Piano Left Hand, "Les Adieux," Stephen Hough
5 Act II, Sonata for Cello and Piano Left Hand, "Les Adieux," Stephen Hough
6 Act III, Sonata for Cello and Piano Left Hand, "Les Adieux," Stephen Hough
7 Cello Sonata No 2 in D Major Op 58, Felix Mendelssohn
Grieg's sole Cello Sonata has long been a favorite of performers and audiences and here it receives an impassioned performance from Steven Isserlis and Stephen Hough. This program also includes Hough's own Sonata for cello and piano left hand and Mendelssohn's ever popular Cello Sonata No.2. A spirit of passionate romanticism unifies all three works.
