With Soprano Yana Ivanilova and pianists Vladimir Skanavi and Victor Ginsburg Rudin’s programme explores Caprices by Paganini and Saint-Saëns together with rarely heard virtuoso works and songs with obligato cello by Arensky and Alyabiev. Critics have been unanimous in their praise of Sascha Rudin’s playing in CC1012 ‘Miaskovsky’ and CC1015 ‘Tricklir Concertos’; This stunning Cd is sure to draw similar accolades.
Camille Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Nicolò Paganini Caprice No. 9
Paganini Caprice No. 13
Paganini Caprice No. 17
Paganini Caprice No. 24
Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 2 In D Minor
Aleksandr Alyabiev Elegy
Alyabiev Under the Blue Skies
AntonArensky Lily of the Valley Op. 33 No. 2
Arensky Danse Capricieuse Op. 12 No. 2
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Fantasia On "Le Cog d'Or"
Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky/Alfred Glenn Romance Op. 5