Performers
Gautier Capuçon, Cello
Yuja Wang, Piano

Program
FRANCK Violin Sonata in A Major (transc. for cello)
RACHMANINOFF Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19

Franck’s and Rachmaninoff’s sonatas move from the pensive to the passionate. Franck’s is a work of great originality, particularly the third-movement Recitativo with its tentative rhythms and shifting tonalities that lead to a triumphant finale. Rachmaninoff’s sonata also culminates with jubilation, but only after brooding clouds are swept away by rapturous melody.