Maja Bogdanovic & Maria Belooussova – Eastern Wind (2018) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Following her Carnegie Hall recital debut, The Strad hailed Serbian-French cellist Maja Bogdanovic for an “outstanding performance of exceptional tonal beauty and great maturity of interpretation.” She has since built an extensive career and an enviable reputation as one of today’s leading young cellists, most recently stepping in for Mischa Maisky for a performance of Yusupov’s Cello Concerto, with the composer himself conducting.

Here, together with long time collaborator Maria Belooussova, Bogdanovic tackles one of the major works of the repertoire in Rachmaninov’s sonata, said by the composer to contain equal roles for both cello and piano.

Tracklist:
01. 12 Album Leaves, Op. 51: No. 1 in E Major. Con moto
02. 12 Album Leaves, Op. 51: No. 2 in B-Flat Major. Commodo
03. 12 Album Leaves, Op. 51: No. 3 in E Minor. Andantino
04. 12 Album Leaves, Op. 51: No. 4 in F Minor. Andante con moto
05. 12 Album Leaves, Op. 51: No. 5 in A Major. Andantino poco animato
06. 12 Album Leaves, Op. 51: No. 6 in D Minor. Allegretto
07. 12 Album Leaves, Op. 51: No. 7 in G Major. Allegretto ma non troppo
08. 12 Album Leaves, Op. 51: No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor. Affanato
09. 12 Album Leaves, Op. 51: No. 9 in E-Flat Major. Cantabile
10. 12 Album Leaves, Op. 51: No. 10 in B Minor. Con tristezza
11. 12 Album Leaves, Op. 51: No. 11 in G Minor. Andante
12. 12 Album Leaves, Op. 51: No. 12 in F Major. Animato
13. Ballade in B-Flat Major, Op. 4
14. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: I. Lento-Allegro moderato
15. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: II. Allegro scherzando
16. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: III. Andante
17. Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: IV. Allegro mosso