Title from disc label. Nicolas Altstaedt, cello ; Fazil Say, piano. Recorded 2015 October 4-7 at Great Hall, Mozarteum Salzburg. Booklet with program notes in English, French and German (11 pages) inserted in container.
Contents:
Four cities : sonata for cello and piano / Fazil Say (22:43) -- Sonata for cello and piano / Claude Debussy (10:17) -- Pohádka (11:28) ; Presto (2:34) / Leoš Janáček -- Sonata, op. 40, for cello and piano / Dmitri Shostakovich (25:06).
Summary:
This bracingly eclectic recital opens with Fazıl Say's Four Cities, a musical celebration of four Turkish locations the composer describes as "full of personal memories". Originally a BBC commission, it was premiered in June 2012 during the City of London Festival by Nicolas Altstaedt and José Gallardo.
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