Sheku Kanneh-Mason - Shostakovich & Britten [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: 4870835D
Barcode: 028948708352
Release Date: 09 May 2025
Genre: Modern Classical

Sheku Kanneh-Mason records Shostakovich’s 2nd Cello Concerto, during a critically-acclaimed tour with John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London. The work features alongside the Shostakovich Cello Sonata and Britten Cello Sonata, recorded with his sister and frequent duo partner, Isata Kanneh-Mason. An homage to Rostropovich: Shostakovich wrote the concerto for renowned cellist, Rostropovich, with whom he also shared a mutual friendship with Britten. The sonatas on this album were recorded in Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh, the same place that Rostropovich and Britten recorded the Britten Cello Sonata for Decca in 1968.
 
Tracklist: 
Shostakovich Cello Concerto No.2 in G Major, Op.126
Largo
Allegretto
Allegretto
Britten Cello Sonata in C Major, Op.65
Dialogo, Allegro
Scherzo-Pizzicato, Allegretto
Elegia, Lento
Marcia, Energico
Moto perpetuo, Presto
Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op.40
Allegro non troppo, Largo
Allegro
Largo
Allegro