Tcherepnin, A: Suite for Solo Cello, Duo for Violin and Cello, Piano Trio, String Quartet No. 2 & Piano Quintet

Alexander Tcherepnin, born into a distinguished line of Russian composers, left behind a body of work of striking originality. A bold and prolific experimenter who nevertheless kept his distance from the avant-garde trends of his day, he developed a unique harmonic language that gave his music a highly distinctive color. This album explores his chamber music for strings across an extraordinary variety of settings: solo, duo, trio, quartet, and quintet. Cellist Paul Tortelier and his son, violinist Yan Pascal, joined by the composer himself at the piano, breathe vibrant life into these rare and captivating works