Recordings

Krzysztof Meyer - Cello Sonata no. 1 op. 62

Wed, 3 Jun 2009 14:11:02 +0100

Mov. 1 - Misterioso
Recorded by Evva Mizerska - cello and Emma Abbate - piano.
Krzysztof Meyer, born in Kraków in 1943 and a student of Penderecki, Lutosławski and Nadia Boulanger, is one of the leading Polish composers of the day. His music marries a powerful sense of drama with a long-breathed lyricism in a largely tonal framework, placing him downstream from Shostakovich, who was a friend and supporter of the young composer. Of his two cello sonatas (1983 and 2004) and Canzona (1981), Meyer writes, ‘I wanted the melody to be predominant – not a post-Romantic cantilena but absolutely contemporary. And the cello, like no other instrument, is perfect for that’.

Krzysztof Meyer - Cello Sonata no. 1 op. 62

Wed, 3 Jun 2009 14:10:57 +0100

Mov. 2 - Furioso
Recorded by Evva Mizerska - cello and Emma Abbate- piano.
Krzysztof Meyer, born in Kraków in 1943 and a student of Penderecki, Lutosławski and Nadia Boulanger, is one of the leading Polish composers of the day. His music marries a powerful sense of drama with a long-breathed lyricism in a largely tonal framework, placing him downstream from Shostakovich, who was a friend and supporter of the young composer. Of his two cello sonatas (1983 and 2004) and Canzona (1981), Meyer writes, ‘I wanted the melody to be predominant – not a post-Romantic cantilena but absolutely contemporary. And the cello, like no other instrument, is perfect for that’.

Krzysztof Meyer - Cello Sonata no. 1 op. 62

Wed, 3 Jun 2009 14:10:35 +0100

Mov. 3 - Con moto
Recorded by Evva Mizerska - cello and Emma Abbate - piano.
Krzysztof Meyer, born in Kraków in 1943 and a student of Penderecki, Lutosławski and Nadia Boulanger, is one of the leading Polish composers of the day. His music marries a powerful sense of drama with a long-breathed lyricism in a largely tonal framework, placing him downstream from Shostakovich, who was a friend and supporter of the young composer. Of his two cello sonatas (1983 and 2004) and Canzona (1981), Meyer writes, ‘I wanted the melody to be predominant – not a post-Romantic cantilena but absolutely contemporary. And the cello, like no other instrument, is perfect for that’.

Krzysztof Meyer - Sonata no. 2 op. 99

Wed, 3 Jun 2009 14:03:38 +0100

Mov. 1 - Mesto
Recorded by Evva Mizerska - cello and Katarzyna Glensk - piano.
Krzysztof Meyer, born in Kraków in 1943 and a student of Penderecki, Lutosławski and Nadia Boulanger, is one of the leading Polish composers of the day. His music marries a powerful sense of drama with a long-breathed lyricism in a largely tonal framework, placing him downstream from Shostakovich, who was a friend and supporter of the young composer. Of his two cello sonatas (1983 and 2004) and Canzona (1981), Meyer writes, ‘I wanted the melody to be predominant – not a post-Romantic cantilena but absolutely contemporary. And the cello, like no other instrument, is perfect for that’.

Krzysztof Meyer - Sonata no. 2 op. 99

Wed, 3 Jun 2009 14:01:17 +0100

Mov. 2 - Delicato
Recorded by Evva Mizerska - cello and Katarzyna Glensk - piano.
Krzysztof Meyer, born in Kraków in 1943 and a student of Penderecki, Lutosławski and Nadia Boulanger, is one of the leading Polish composers of the day. His music marries a powerful sense of drama with a long-breathed lyricism in a largely tonal framework, placing him downstream from Shostakovich, who was a friend and supporter of the young composer. Of his two cello sonatas (1983 and 2004) and Canzona (1981), Meyer writes, ‘I wanted the melody to be predominant – not a post-Romantic cantilena but absolutely contemporary. And the cello, like no other instrument, is perfect for that’.