Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata - Laurence Lesser and Bernadene Blaha

NEC president emeritus and cellist Laurence Lesser performs Sergei Rachmaninoff's Sonata in g minor, opus 19 with pianist Bernadene Blaha.
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[@DanielKRui]

I've never noticed the poignancy of the countermelodies at @21:04... especially the repeated Bnatural @21:14, and the slow chromatic descent afterward, resolving in the @21:22 Ab-G-Ab-G turn on the piano (Ab-G-Ab-Bb turn in the cello!)

[@TimothyTerranella]

This is such a gorgeous performance! Bravo Mr. Lesser!!!

[@tchowmusic]

0:00 - I. Lento - Allegro moderato 11:04 - II. Allegro scherzando 18:40 - III. Andante 25:09 - IV. Allegro mosso

[@seriousmusicmediapeterrobl4325]

I once heard Larry and Matsuko play Stravinsky together, it was an amazing live performance.