MICHAEL KUGEL: The Art of (CD)

GIOVANNI BATTISTA MARTINI (1706–1784)
Sonata in A minor for Cello and Cembalo, Op. 19 No. 3
(Arranged for viola and piano and edited by Jury Kramarov):
1 I. Andante 6.47
2 II. Allegro 2.14
3 III. Menuetto 1.51

J.S. BACH (1685–1750)
Sonata No. 1 in G Major for Viola da Gamba and Cembalo, BMW 1027
(Arranged for viola by Boris Dobrokhotov, editing of the viola part by Michael Kugel):
4 I. Adagio 4.56
5 II. Allegro ma non tanto 3.25
6 III. Andante 2.41
7 IV. Allegro moderato 2.57

NICCOLÒ PAGANINI (1782–1840)
Sonata in С major, Op. 35
(Editing by Ulrich Drüner, cadenzas in parts I and II by Michael Kugel)
8 Larghetto 3.55
9 Cantabile. Andante sostenuto 2.48
10 Andante 6.18

MIKHAIL GLINKA (1804–1857)
Sonata for Viola and Piano (Unfinished)
11 I. Allegro moderato 10.03
12 II. Larghetto ma non troppo (Andante) 7.25

FRANZ WAXMAN (1906–1967)
13 “Carmen”, Fantasie on the Themes of Bizet’s Opera
(Editing by Yascha Heifetz and Michael Kugel) 11.32

Total playing time: 67.00

Michael Kugel, viola
Sergei Leschenko, piano (1–7)
Elena Kuznetzova, piano (8–13)

Recorded in1979 (1–7), 1989 (8–13).
Sound engineers: Ju. Stelnik (1–7), P. Kondrashin (8–13)