PASSAGES: FRENCH CELLO WORKS <br> BRIDGE 9597PASSAGES features French cello compositions spanning two centuries and includes three premiere recordings. Louise Dubin plays cello duos by Franchomme, Faur and contemporary composer Philippe Hersant, with Julia Bruskin (cellist of the Claremont Trio and the Metropolitan Opera). Ms. Dubin also presents Charles Koechlin's superb and rarely played sonata, the beloved Debussy sonata, and shorter pieces by Chopin, Franchomme and Poulenc, performed with

Waking Dances

The slow movement employs a huge registral span

” - Classical Guitar Magazine

originally issued on Westminster LPs recorded in the late 1950s and now released on CD for the first time

a voice filled with lovely melodies and gorgeous harmonies

But the opportunity this disc offers to hear Schoenberg’s experiment in ‘Sprechstimme' in two languages justifies the adjective

“The recital highlights all Francescatti’s greatest qualities

Volume 2 includes two of Mozart's greatest creations - the stormy and dramatic D minor concerto

Miguel del Aguila was born in Uruguay

Recovering (2000)

Richard Festinger studied composition at the University of California in Berkeley with Andrew Imbrie

giving these already impressive releases new detail and beauty