LIVE in Concert with Carter Brey and Donna Weng Friedman '80

Just released: LIVE in Concert with Carter Brey, principal cellist of the NY Philharmonic and Donna Weng Friedman at the piano, celebrating the return of in person concerts with Rachmaninoff and Debussy!

The Rachmaninoff cello and piano sonata was one of the major works to emerge after the composer suffered "writer's block" for 3 years, triggered by the disastrous premiere of his first symphony. Hypnotherapy eventually helped him overcome his loss of confidence, and what a way to make a comeback! This was also Rachmaninoff's last chamber music work, and is one of the most romantic, passionate, expressively tender and intense pieces ever written. Similarly, Claude Debussy also had a block, and wrote in a letter, "I spent nearly a year unable to write music… after that I’ve almost had to re-learn it. It was like a rediscovery and it seemed to me more beautiful than ever!" This sonata was one of Debussy's last compositions, and it was his quest to preserve French heritage in his music: "I want to work not so much for myself, but to give proof, however small it may be, that not even 30 million 'boches' can destroy French thought."

Recorded live pre-pandemic at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, available on Spotify, Amazon and Deezer: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/donnawengfriedman/live-in-concert-with-carter-brey?fbclid=IwAR1t7NCbYwTiMcxH3c1IVq1WOfMMQtELHbj1Lly87q2iS3blBuNFaUwR5bo.

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