SEPTEMBER 2026 NEW ON NAXOS
Cello Sonatas BARBER • DOHNÁNYI • POULENC Andreas Brantelid, Cello Søren Rastogi, Piano
Francis Poulenc was a fluent writer of sonatas for solo wind instruments with piano, but, after some difficulties in completing the Cello Sonata , he enlisted the help of the work’s dedicatee, Pierre Fournier, who enabled him to finish the piece. Samuel Barber’s stormy Cello Sonata has close links with Brahms through its passionate declamations from thes cello and meaningful counterpoint in the piano. The influence of Brahms is also deeply felt in Ernő Dohnányi’s Cello Sonata with its tense standoffs, beautiful lines and jubilant conclusion. Key features: Released as a digital exclusive for Naxos Denmark, this recording brings together three sonatas for cello and piano that are rarely heard together, and as far as we know never on a single recorded programme. Poulenc’s Cello Sonata almost invariably appears in single composer programmes, and both Barber and Dohnányi’s works are relative rarities in the catalogues. With excellent performances by two renowned Danish musicians we are confident that this will have plenty of streaming/download traffic.
9.70380 * Release date: 11 Sep 2026
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Tracklist
Francis POULENC (1899–1963) Cello Sonata, FP 143 (1948) 1 I. Allegro – Tempo di Marcia 2 II. Cavatine (Lent) 3 III. Ballabile (Très animé) 4 IV. Final (Lent – Presto) Samuel BARBER (1910–1981) Cello Sonata, Op. 6 (1932) 5 I. Allegro ma non troppo 6 II. Adagio 7 III. Allegro appassionato
Ernő DOHNÁNYI (1877–1960) Cello Sonata in B flat minor, Op. 8 (1899) 8 I. Allegro ma non troppo 9 II. Scherzo: Vivace assai 0 III. Adagio non troppo – ! IV. Tema con variazioni: Allegro moderato
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