Album DescriptionMatt Haimovitz?s new album is a reminiscence, through musical associations, of his teacher and mentor, the legendary American cellist, Leonard Rose. Recorded at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Mass., The Rose Album boasts audiophile sound and high definition HDCD format. Pianist Itamar Golan joins Haimovitz in Schubert?s incomparable Arpeggione Sonata and other romantic virtuoso romantic works, as well as a recent work of Robert Stern. Inside the CD booklet, vignettes from Haimovitz?s youth among such artists as Itzhak Perlman, Isaac Stern & Yo-Yo Ma are interspersed with musical commentary on the pieces. Photographs from historic Mechanics Hall and Kibutz Eilon in Israel complete the package.