From dark to light, from reflection to extroverted euphoria: contrasting mood changes are characteristic of Schumann's "Fantasiestücke" op. 73. Brahms knows how to write a "Second Cello Sonata" with just as much passion, its sunny pathos setting the mood for the warmer months. The programme concludes with a monumental sonata by Mendelssohn with an emotional breadth entirely in the spirit of the Romantic period.
Robert Schumann
Fantasiestücke for cello and piano, op. 73
Johannes Brahms
Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in F major, op. 99
Felix Mendelssohn
Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in D major, op. 58
Sol Gabetta, violoncello
Kristian Bezuidenhout, piano
