Richard Strauss (1864–1949):
Sonate für Violoncello und Klavier F-Dur op. 6
Romanze F-Dur o. Op. AV. 75

Francis Poulenc (1899–1963):
Sonate pour violoncelle et piano op. 143
Deux Poemes de Louis Aragon, FP 122 - Nr. 1. „C.“ („J’ai traversé les ponts de Cé“)

Wolfgang Rihm (*1952):
Von weit. „Antlitz“-Version umschrieben für Violoncello und Klavier (1993)

The Movimentos Edition of the automobile city Wolfsburg, with GENUIN classics, has been encouraging outstanding young artists for years. Benedict Kloeckner, a prize winner at numerous competitions including in Verbier in 2012, has joined José Gallardo, one of the most sought-after chamber music pianists today – a musician who not only works with Anne-Sophie Mutter and Gidon Kremer, but also cultivates contacts with composers such as Wolfgang Rihm. They both shed light on the "Golden Era" of the violoncello in two gigantic leaps in time, from the stormy Sonata of the young Richard Strauss to a Fantasy Piece by Wolfgang Rihm that is as light as a whisper. This is a creative, intelligent selection of works, performed at an international standard of excellence: an absolute gem of chamber music!

American Record Guide

"This is a satisfying program to the ears and played with involvement and tonal beauty. The fine recording does it full justice."

Review on the American Record Guide by David W Moore, 17 September 2014