After a long concert tour in North America and the south of Spain, Michael Kevin Jones and Henry Wong Doe have recorded Rachmaninoff & Prokofiev: Cello & Piano Sonatas, two master pieces from the cello & piano romantic repertoire.
Recorded at “La casa del piano” a magical space in the house of the Argentinian pianist María Testa in Monda, Andalucía this recording is the first of a series dedicated to the masterpieces of the cello.
Michael Kevin Jones, Cello
Henry Wong Doe, Piano
Tracklist
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Lento. Allegro moderato
13:11
2.
Allegro scherzando
06:56
3.
Andante
06:42
4.
Allegro mosso
11:12
5.
Andante grave
11:49
6.
Moderato
05:15
7.
Allegro, ma non troppo
08:46
Total time: 01:03:51
Additional information
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| SKU | E349HR |
| Qualities | DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DSD 64 fs, DXD 32 Bit, DXD 24 Bit, FLAC 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz |
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| Recording Engineer | Sean Murray |
| Microphones | Soundfield |
| Analog to Digital Converter | Steinberg AXR4 |
| Recording Location | "La casa del piano", Monda, Malaga |
| Release Date | June 23, 2025 |
6 reviews for Rachmaninoff & Prokofiev: Cello & Piano Sonatas
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HR Recordings
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A Resonant Collaboration
Cellist Michael Kevin Jones and pianist Henry Wong Doe deliver a captivating performance on their latest HR Recordings release. Jones’s warm, expressive tone and Wong Doe’s nuanced, articulate playing form a deeply responsive partnership. Together, they evoke Rachmaninoff’s sweeping lyricism with passion and sensitivity. In Prokofiev’s Sonata, they illuminate the composer’s sharper modern edges with wit and clarity. Listening to their recording, I was struck by the depth of their collaboration- spontaneous, intimate, and united in conveying each movements’ character.
JJB 2011 (verified owner) –
I first made the acquaintance of Mike Jones when playing with him in the Kammerakademie Neuss when he was principal cellist there. It was an extremely happy coincidence that I chanced upon a preview of his and Henry Wong Doe’s latest recording online.
I was immediately taken by their ensemble playing, which is elastic and breathes beautifully together.
The finished HR Recordings release of the Rachmaninov and Prokofiev Sonatas is an extremely successful addition to the existing canon.
Michael Jones plays with great natural warmth and intensity, with a vibrato often reminiscent of his teacher, Johannes Goritzki. The lines have sweep and expanse and he has full technical command of his very lovely sounding Martin Schleske instrument.
Henry Wong Doe is an attentive partner, very much in synch with Jones, but never deferent. His sound is present and well modulated and the organic interweaving of the two voices is alluring.
The many Romeo and Juliet moments in the Prokofiev have the requisite feeling of suspension and the more acerbic sections are witty and cleanly focused. The Prokofiev is one of my favorite works and Jones’ and Wong Doe’s interpretation has given me a great deal of pleasure.
Congratulations to both performers!
Simon Fordham
Principal Second Violin
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Simon Fordham (verified owner) –
There are not many high audio resolution recordings of the Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev Cello & Piano Sonatas. The interpretation by Jones and Doe is superb. The sound is simply amazing.
Franco Gaspar Hassoun (verified owner) –
I have been a fan of these artists for years and both of them have separately recorded my music (Michael Jones recorded “Songs from America” as part of the legendary Jones and Maruri Cello-Guitar Duo, and Henry Wong-Doe brilliantly recorded the solo piano piece “Four Places in New York” – both are available on most streaming services). When I heard they were getting together for performances and recordings, it seemed a natural fit. I was lucky enough to catch one of the concerts on the most recent tour, which included the Rachmaninoff and brought down the house!
By the time they made this recording, this repertoire was flowing through their veins and it shows. They are truly a dynamic duo and being able to hear them in this extremely hi-fidelity recording with none of the MP3 compression is marvelous.
I hope these two will tour and record many more times. Enjoy!
Drew Hemenger
Composer
Drew Hemenger (verified owner) –
I love Cello & Piano repertoire, especially Russian composers. From my collection of Rachmaninoff recordings, the Jones & Wong Doe goes to the top!!! The sound is outstanding as is the performance. I highly recommend it!!!
Irene Guerrrero Cediel (verified owner) –
The first recording by Michael Kevin Jones I heard was his very fine 2012 performance of the Bach solo cello suites for EMEC (on a Stradivarius at the Metropolitan Museum of Art).
Since then, Jones has accumulated a rich and varied recorded repertoire. He is just at home in this recording as in the Bach. Both Jones are Doe are technically very accomplished performers and there is a great sense of dialogue in these two fine works.
Jones and Doe dig deep into the essence of the music in playing that is, by turns, tender, passionate and spirited. I particularly enjoyed the Andante and final movement in the Rachmaninov sonata, but their interpretation of the Prokofiev is also very satisfying.
I warmly recommend this performance. The recording quality, acoustics and the instruments played are also of a high order.
John Pike, violinist, Bristol, UK
John Pike (verified owner) –