#sol gabetta

For my final entry in this week’s celebration of the works of Sergei Prokofiev, and what I believe to be the series finale of this feature, I’m going to go straight to ultimate comfort mode for me, which is this Cello Sonata in C Major, a piece I used to play on repeat on my discman (yes, I had a DISCMAN) back when I was a young actor living in New York City, nervously making my way in the world. The recording I listened to then featured the amazing duo of Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax, and it was, predictably, sublime. But today I’m especially enjoying this live performance by two amazing women, Sol Gabetta (cello) and Polina Leschenko (piano). The pathos in this piece! Only Prokofiev could make C major sound so melancholy and layered, and these woman bring that out so beautifully in their performance.

SOL GABETTA - Violoncello SEONG-JIN CHO - Piano

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) Sonata No.3 in A Major for Violoncello and Piano, op.69 (1808) I. Allegro ma non tanto   II. Scherzo. Allegro molto-Trio   III. Adagio cantabile  17:14 - Allegro vivace 

music that cures my depression for minutes at a time 7/?

Peteris Vasks: Gramata cellam – Dolcissimo, performed by Sol Gabetta