Katya Apekisheva

Sandra Lied Haga, Katya Apekisheva – Rita Strohl: Great Dramatic Sonata (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Sandra Lied Haga, Katya Apekisheva - Rita Strohl: Great Dramatic Sonata (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz] Download

Moving music from 19th century France with Sandra Lied Haga and Katya Apekisheva.

Norwegian cellist Sandra Lied Haga stands on the threshold of a major career, having won several international competitions as well as many major awards in Scandinavia-including the prestigious Equinor Classical Music Award.

Her rich, beautiful sound and prodigious talent have caught attention worldwide. After her debut album, which received fantastic international reviews and was nominated for the Norwegian Grammy Award, she is now releasing her second album. This time, she has chosen a completely French repertoire, consisting of compostitions by Rita Strohl and César Franck, together with award-winning pianist Katya Apekisheva.
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Charles Owen & Katya Apekisheva – Poulenc, Debussy & Milhaud: Works for 2 Pianos (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

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Charles Owen and Katya Apekisheva perform a stunning selection of French 20th-century music for piano four hands. Both Milhaud and Poulenc were members of Les Six, a band of composers who specialised in producing colourful, quirky and highly original scores. Milhaud’s Scaramouche epitomises the wit and joie de vivre of this approach and has become one of his most popular works – although at the time the composer nearly forbade its publication. Poulenc combined grace and sparkling humour with a nobility that reflected his desire for a ‘return to simplicity’. His Élégie was written ‘as if improvising with a cigar in your mouth and a glass of cognac on the table’, while the Sonata for Four Hands is full of finger-crossing intricacies, and at the heart of the Sonata for Two Pianos is an Andantino described by the composer as ‘a lyrical, profound outburst… It is piano without pretence, real piano where each instrument converses with the other in perfect understanding and without interrupting.’ Debussy’s evocative Nocturnes arranged by Ravel conclude the release.

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