On her second KALEIDOS CD, cellist Joanna Sachryn, together with her piano partner Paul Rivinius, presents two significant representatives of contemporary music. At the center of this recording is Krzysztof Meyer, one of the most important Polish composers of our time. Alongside selected works by his renowned Russian colleague Dmitri Shostakovich, musical narratives emerge that captivate with their expressiveness. They are impressive studies of inner images and states of mind…

With the first recording of the cello sonatas by Ferdinand Hiller and Anton Urspruch, Joanna Sachryn and Paul Rivinius present a precious discovery of great repertoire value. These are valuable treasures by composers who were highly esteemed in their time – pearls from forgotten treasure chests of Romanticism, which through this recording once again receive the attention they once enjoyed.