{"product_id":"shostakovich-kabalevsky-cello-sonatas-isserlis-mustonen-59705","title":"Shostakovich \u0026 Kabalevsky: Cello Sonatas \/ Isserlis, Mustonen","description":"\u003cimg src=\"\/graphics\/features\/gramophone_choice.jpg\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Steven Isserlis and Olli Mustonen play Shostakovich’s Cello Sonata in D Minor – deemed as ‘the most popular cello sonata of the twentieth century’ - alongside two other Russian masterpieces, from pre-revolutionary Prokofiev to Kabalevsky in the Khrushchev era.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  -----\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  REVIEW:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  Isserlis and Mustonen make a strong case for the Kabalevsky in a performance of grand gestures that proves a real roller coaster ride. Isserlis’s intensity and Mustonen’s pianistic weight suit the piece wonderfully well. In contrast, the Shostakovich seems spacious and ruminative. The shorter pieces are also superbly done.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  – Gramophone","brand":"HYPERION","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":47331392323864,"sku":"034571282398","price":43.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/3613677-2612256.jpg?v=1745522457","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/shostakovich-kabalevsky-cello-sonatas-isserlis-mustonen-59705","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}