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Melbourne pianist Amir Farid's star is fast on the rise, and for this new recording of Mendelssohn cello sonatas he teams up with cellist Zoe Knighton from the Flinders Quartet. Together their reading of Mendelssohn's cello works is intelligent and sensitive, and is testimony to the high standard of music-making coming out of Melbourne. Sonata for Cello and Piano, No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 45 1. I. Allegro vivace 2. II. Andante 3. III. Allegro assai 4. Variations concertantes, Op. 17 Sonata for Cello and Piano, No. 2 in D major, Op. 58 5. Allegro assai vivace 6. Allegretto scherzando 7. Adagio 8. Molto allegro e vivace 9. Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109 Melbourne-based musicians Zoe Knighton and Amir Farid team up for this vibrant and sensitive recording of Mendelssohn's Cello Sonatas.