Special offer. In Parallel
Ariana Kashefi (cello), Petr Limonov (piano)
Anguish sears the burnished melodies [of Alma Mahler's 'Die stille Stadt']; intoxicating and intense, Kashefi and Petr Limonov delivering the perfect range of emotions from the charged passion...
Special offer. In Parallel
Ariana Kashefi (cello), Petr Limonov (piano)
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Anguish sears the burnished melodies [of Alma Mahler's 'Die stille Stadt']; intoxicating and intense, Kashefi and Petr Limonov delivering the perfect range of emotions from the charged passion...
About
In Parallel brings together three composers writing at the turn of the 20th century whose voices, from very different backgrounds, share a deeply expressive Romantic language: Rachmaninov, Amy Beach, and Alma Mahler. British-Persian cellist Ariana Kashefi, renowned for her lyrical playing and expressive musicianship, and award-winning Russian-born British pianist Petr Limonov, winner of the Nikolai Rubinstein Piano Competition and a pupil of Maria João Pires and Dmitri Alexeev, present a programme shaped by more than a decade of collaboration and refined through live performance.
Contents and tracklist
Rachmaninoff:
12 Romances, Op. 21: No. 7, Zdes' khorosho
Work length2:12
- Ariana Kashevi, Petr Limonov
Work length36:27
- Ariana Kashevi, Petr Limonov
I. Lento – Allegro moderato
Track length13:26
II. Allegro scherzando
Track length6:18
III. Andante
Track length6:10
IV. Allegro mosso
Track length10:33
Beach, A:
4 Sketches, Op. 15: No. 3, Dreaming
Work length6:08
- Ariana Kashevi, Petr Limonov
Rachmaninoff:
Preludes, Op. 23: No. 10 in G-Flat Major (Largo)
Work length3:47
- Ariana Kashevi, Petr Limonov
Beach, A:
3 Compositions for Violin and Piano, Op. 40
Work length10:17
- Ariana Kashevi, Petr Limonov
I. La Captive
Track length3:38
II. Berceuse
Track length3:20
III. Mazurka
Track length3:19
Mahler, A:
5 Lieder: I. Die stille Stadt
Work length3:52
- Ariana Kashevi, Petr Limonov
Awards and reviews
July 2026
Anguish sears the burnished melodies [of Alma Mahler's 'Die stille Stadt']; intoxicating and intense, Kashefi and Petr Limonov delivering the perfect range of emotions from the charged passion to the ebbing away to nothing at the end. At just under four minutes, this cameo nevertheless is one of the most powerful pieces on the album.
August 2026
This is her debut recital album, and to give you an idea of how good it is, I received it on a Friday, gave it a first test spin the following evening, and by the end of the weekend had listened a further three times purely for pleasure.
