The passing of Nikolai Kapustin is undoubtedly a great loss to the classical music world. He had remained largely obscure until the recent decades, thanks to Steven Osborne and Marc-André Hamelin’s recordings on Hyperion in the early 2000s. Since then,

Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 103 II. Lento From KAPUSTIN, N.: Cello Works (2016) Released by SWR Klassik Kapustin: Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 103 – II. LentoIf one wanted to describe the essence of this recording of Nikolai Kapustin’s