Written for his friend and 'best man', Rachmaninov's Cello Sonata turned out to be his last chamber work. Around the turn of the 20th Century, Sergei Rachmaninov was still going through the serious ...

Two expressive but seldom-heard compositions – one by Portland composer Elliott Cherry and the other Rachmaninoff’s ultra-romantic Sonata in G Minor – headline a Bates College concert by cellist ...

Rachmaninov's Cello Sonata was overshadowed by the success of his Piano Concerto No. 2.

The cello’s mellow timbre is so well-suited to Rachmaninov’s musical idiom that it is surprising – and certainly a shame – that he composed so little for it as a solo instrument. A few early pieces ...

Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han teach chamber music at the Aspen Music Festival and School and perform frequently at the festival. Sergei Rachmaninoff’s admirers cherish his Sonata for Cello ...

The Elegua Duo, Pianist Claire Black (from Long Lake) and Cellist Ginevra Ventre, performing Movements II and III from the Sonata for Cello and... Jul 11, 2010 — The Elegua Duo, Pianist Claire Black ...

This is a disc of high contrasts. Rachmaninov's ardently romantic cello sonata is clearly the work of a piano-obsessed composer, one who couldn't stop himself writing a huge piano part that's ...

Famed for his monstrously difficult but heart-achingly beautiful piano concertos, Sergei Rachmaninov’s music is rich, melodious and endlessly rewarding. From vast, sweeping piano concertos to luscious ...

Suggested donation $10 to $20. Pianist Joonghun Cho (BM Eastman School of Music, MM & DMA University of Michigan, and Artistic Director of the Gibson Centre Classical Concert Series) & cellist Peter ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. An aperitivo of Boccherini's Sonata No.6 in A Major will begin the concert. As the ...

The Russian cellist Anatoly Brandukov was a best man at Rachmaninov’s wedding in the spring of 1902. He was quite a bit older than the groom, but the two had been close friends for some years, and it ...