Pieter Wispelwey with Piers Lane: Night II

Enter a realm where Romantic lyricism meets modernist exploration as cellist Pieter Wispelwey and pianist Piers Lane bridge the delicate balance between tradition and transformation.

Franz Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata, written for the now extinct instrument, enters a new era on the cello. The gentle dialogue between instruments, embodying Schubert’s intimate style, then flows into Felix Mendelssohn's high-spirited Second Cello Sonata, a celebration of Romantic joy with a fiery finale.

At the program's heart lies Benjamin Britten's Second Cello Suite, the darkest and most architecturally complex of the trilogy. Where Schubert and Mendelssohn offer flowing melodies and joyful energy, Britten's music conveys deeper shadows.