Where Night Meets Light

Resonance Beyond Distance — A Remarkable Duo’s Awaited Debut Album

Haruko Ueda, who boasts a distinguished career and teaches at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, and Tatsuki Sasanuma, whose presence has grown unmatched in recent years — together, they form a duo whose musical resonance transcends generations. This eagerly awaited first recording captures their artistry in full bloom, offering performances rich in fresh nuance and a beauty that feels utterly natural.

• Richard Strauss: Cello Sonata in F Major, Op. 6 (1883)
  
  • [1] I. Allegro con brio
  • [2] II. Andante ma non troppo
  • [3] III. Finale: Allegro vivo
• [4] Alexander Glazunov: Chant du ménestrel, Op. 71 (1901)
  
• Sergei Rachmaninoff: Morceaux de salon, Op. 6 (1893)
  
  • [5] I. Romance
  • [6] II. Danse hongroise
• [7] Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vocalise, Op.34, No. 14 (1912)
• [8] Sergei Prokofiev: Adagio from Cinderella, Op. 97 bis (1945)
• Sergei Prokofiev: Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119 (1949)
  
  • [9] I. Andante grave
  • [10] II. Moderaro
  • [11] III. Allegro, ma non troppo
• [12] Sergei Rachmaninoff: Romance (Lied) (1890)

Tatsuki Sasanuma Cello  ＆  Haruko Ueda Piano

Recorded at Kawaguchi LILIA, on 17-19 January 2023.

Recording Engineer: Yukio Kojima
Assistant Engineer: Jun Kawanami
Piano Technician: Kaname Manabe
Music Editing: Takako Yanagisawa, Haruko Ueda
English Translation: Jonathan Baum
Cover Photo: Yutaka Yamamoto
Cover Design: Waka Harada
Booklet Editor: Kensuke Fujii