Steven Isserlis Plays Kabalevsky, Mendelssohn and Brahms

Dmitri Kabalevsky: Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 77 recorded live at the Lighthouse, Poole, UK 2009 February 25. Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 49 recorded live at the BBC Proms, Cadogan Hall, London 2009 August 24. Johannes Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 38 recorded live at Wigmore Hall, London 2005 October 22. Performers: Steven Isserlis, cello ; Joshua Bell, violin; Denes Varjon, piano (2nd work) ; Stephen Hough, piano (3rd work) ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits, conductor (1st work). Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky ( 30 December [O.S. 17 December] 1904 – 14 February 1987) was a Russian composer. He helped to set up the Union of Soviet Composers in Moscow and remained one of its leading figures. He was a prolific composer of piano music and chamber music; many of his piano works have been performed by Vladimir Horowitz. He is probably best known in the West for the "Comedians' Galop" from The Comedians Suite, Op. 26 and his third piano concerto.