PROKOFIEV: Sinfonia Concertante, Sonata for cello and piano op.119 - Bruno Philippe, Tanguy de Williencourt, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Christoph Eschenbach

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.

SERGEY PROKOFIEV [1891-1953]
Sinfonia concertante, Op. 125
E Minor / mi mineur / e-Moll
· I. Andante (11'41)
· II. Allegro giusto (18'27)
· III. Andante con moto - Allegretto (poco meno mosso) (10'52)

Sonata for cello and piano, Op. 119
C Major / Ut majeur / C-Dur
· I. Andante grave - Moderato animato (11'49)
· II. Moderato - Andante dolce (4'52)
· III. Allegro, ma non troppo - Meno mosso (8'08)