Myaskovsky: Cello Concerto / Cello Sonatas
Marina Tarasova
Alexander Poleshaev
“I am now quite convinced that [Tarasova] is one of the leading cellists of her generation. She has a tone as rich as the best Bordeaux, and the sheer intelligence of her playing, particularly in Myaskovsky’s frequent long-breathed cantabile passages, commands instant admiration: I knew within bars that I was in the presence of something special, for she really makes the instrument speak.”
—Martin Anderson, CD Review, 1994
***”Tarasova earns praise for the coupling, a strong musical personality and magnificent tone.”—Penguin Guide
Nikolai Myaskovsky
Cello Sonata No.1 in D Major, Op.12
1 – Adagio–Andante–(attacca) Allegro passionato
Cello Sonata No.2 in a minor, Op.81
1 – Allegro moderato
2 – Andante cantabile
3 – Allegro con spirito
Alexander Polezhaev, cello
Cello Concerto in c minor, Op.66
1 – Lento, ma non troppo
2 – Allegro vivace
Marina Tarasova, cello
Yevgeny Samoilov / Moscow New Opera Orchestra