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Mendelssohn

Sol Gabetta (cello), Bertrand Chamayou (piano)

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Mendelssohn’s Variations Concertantes packs a lot of variety into its nine minutes...The players here capture its changing moods, and the plangent song-like quality of the Assai Tranquillo,...

Mendelssohn

Sol Gabetta (cello), Bertrand Chamayou (piano)

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Awards:

Mendelssohn’s Variations Concertantes packs a lot of variety into its nine minutes...The players here capture its changing moods, and the plangent song-like quality of the Assai Tranquillo,...

About

Sol Gabetta is one of the best and most successful cellists today, with a remarkable international career as a soloist and highly praised recordings, all of them bestsellers. Her recordings for Sony Classical have received numerous awards, including Gramophone, Echo Klassik and Diapason d'Or.

For this album Sol Gabetta teams up with excellent French pianist Betrand Chamayou, with whom she plays sold out concerts in major concert halls. The album features Mendelssohn's complete works for cello and piano (CD 1) and new, short pieces written by famous contemporary composers Wolfgang Rihm, Heinz Holliger, Francisco Coll and Jörg Widman specifically for this album, all of which were inspired by Mendelssohn’s beautiful Lied ohne Worte, Op. 109 (CD 2). The album was recorded at the famous new Philharmonie de Paris.

Contents and tracklist

I. Thema
Track length1:05
II. Variation I
Track length0:30
III. Variation II
Track length0:29
IV. Più vivace Variation
Track length0:31
V. Allegro con fuoco Variation
Track length0:35
VI. L'istesso tempo Variation I
Track length0:40
VII. L'istesso tempo Variation II
Track length0:32
VIII. Presto ed agitato Variation
Track length1:33
IX. Tempo I. Coda. Più animato
Track length3:08
I. Allegro vivace
Track length12:23
This track is only available as an album download.
II. Andante
Track length6:18
III. Allegro assai
Track length6:27
I. Allegro assai vivace
Track length7:56
II. Allegretto scherzando
Track length5:30
III. Adagio
Track length4:06
IV. Molto Allegro e vivace
Track length6:49

Awards and reviews

  • Gramophone Magazine
    February 2024
    Editor's Choice
  • Opus Klassik Awards
    2024
    Winner - Chamber Music Recording of the Year
  • Gramophone Awards
    2024 Shortlist
    Finalist - Chamber
  • International Classical Music Awards
    2025
    Nominated - Chamber Music
  • Gramophone Magazine
    Critics' Choice 2024

March 2024

Mendelssohn’s Variations Concertantes packs a lot of variety into its nine minutes...The players here capture its changing moods, and the plangent song-like quality of the Assai Tranquillo, with a range of tone and expression on the period instruments which they use for all the composer’s works: Chamayou in particular conjures real depth from his 1859 Blüthner.

February 2024

We’re privileged with a fine tribute not only to Mendelssohn and those inspired by his example, but to two exceptional players on top form.

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