Yuja Wang and Gautier Capuçon perform Chopin: Cello Sonata in G Minor: III. Largo
Warner Classics, 2019 | 3 minutes
Following their spring 2019 tour across North America (described by the Toronto Star as “finesse and fire from a starry musical duo”), soloists Gautier Capuçon and Yuja Wang unite for a riveting album of Franck and Chopin. The program is composed of two works by Chopin, his Sonata in A Major and his Polonaise brillante in C Major, and Franck’s Sonata in A Major, a transcription by the 19th century cellist Jules Delsart of the Belgian composer’s glorious violin sonata.
Wrote The Classical Review after their recital in Boston, “Capuçon and Wang share a similar vigor and alert spontaneity that make it seem as if they are finishing each other’s phrases. The French cellist plays with a robust intensity that brings out drama from even the most delicate of works … Wang proved a subtle and thoughtful partner … It seemed that the two had been playing together for a lifetime.”
Video recorded at The Royal Conservatory’s Koerner Hall, Toronto, Canada.
