Cello Sonata No. 2 in E minor op. 1, Nr. 2, for cello and piano

ISMN: 979-0-060-13504-0

Leokadiya Kashperova (1872-1940), hitherto consigned to a footnote in musical history as Stravinsky?s piano teacher, is undergoing rediscovery. A double graduate of the St Petersburg Conservatoire, she emerged as a virtuoso pianist and composer in the romantic tradition. She was associated with some of the great musicians of her day, including Mily Alexayevich Balakirev and Leopold von Auer. She performed in both Germany and the UK in the 1900s, but her career petered out after 1920. These new editions of the Cello Sonatas 1 & 2 have been broadcast and recorded, whilst new editions of her Symphony and hitherto unpublished Piano Concerto have recently been issued.