STEVEN ISSERLIS- British Solo Cello Music (CD)
If Britten's Cello Suite No.3 is the undisputed masterpiece on this program, the other works are no less deserving of attention. Frank Merrick's 'Suite in the eighteenth-century style' is a particular delight. As ever, Steven Isserlis's booklet notes offer fascinatingly personal perspectives on the composers and their music.
Tracklist:
- Britten: Tema 'Sacher'
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 I. Introduzione: Lento
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 II. Marcia: Allegro
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 III. Canto: Con moto
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 IV. Barcarola: Lento
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 V. Dialogo: Allegretto
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 VI. Fuga: Andante espressivo
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 VII. Recitativo: Fantastico
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 VIII. Moto perpetuo: Presto
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 IX. Passacaglia: Lento solenne
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 X. Mournful song 'Under the little apple tree'
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 XI. Autumn
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 XII. Street song 'The grey eagle'
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 XIII. Grant repose together with the saints
- Anonymous: Mournful song 'Under the little apple tree'
- Anonymous: Autumn
- Anonymous: Street song 'The grey eagle'
- Anonymous: Kontakion 'Grant repose'
- Walton: Theme for a prince
- Walton: Passacaglia
- Gardner: Partita for solo cello, Op 98 III. Coranto pizzicato
- Merrick: Suite in the eighteenth-century style I. Ritornelle
- Merrick: Suite in the eighteenth-century style II. Courante
- Merrick: Suite in the eighteenth-century style III. Sarabande
- Merrick: Suite in the eighteenth-century style IV. Gavottes I ; II
- Merrick: Suite in the eighteenth-century style V. Siciliano
- Merrick: Suite in the eighteenth-century style VI. Bourrées I ; II
- Merrick: Suite in the eighteenth-century style VII. Air
- Merrick: Suite in the eighteenth-century style VIII. Gigue
- Adès: Sola
If Britten's Cello Suite No.3 is the undisputed masterpiece on this program, the other works are no less deserving of attention. Frank Merrick's 'Suite in the eighteenth-century style' is a particular delight. As ever, Steven Isserlis's booklet notes offer fascinatingly personal perspectives on the composers and their music.
Tracklist:
- Britten: Tema 'Sacher'
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 I. Introduzione: Lento
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 II. Marcia: Allegro
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 III. Canto: Con moto
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 IV. Barcarola: Lento
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 V. Dialogo: Allegretto
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 VI. Fuga: Andante espressivo
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 VII. Recitativo: Fantastico
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 VIII. Moto perpetuo: Presto
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 IX. Passacaglia: Lento solenne
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 X. Mournful song 'Under the little apple tree'
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 XI. Autumn
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 XII. Street song 'The grey eagle'
- Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 XIII. Grant repose together with the saints
- Anonymous: Mournful song 'Under the little apple tree'
- Anonymous: Autumn
- Anonymous: Street song 'The grey eagle'
- Anonymous: Kontakion 'Grant repose'
- Walton: Theme for a prince
- Walton: Passacaglia
- Gardner: Partita for solo cello, Op 98 III. Coranto pizzicato
- Merrick: Suite in the eighteenth-century style I. Ritornelle
- Merrick: Suite in the eighteenth-century style II. Courante
- Merrick: Suite in the eighteenth-century style III. Sarabande
- Merrick: Suite in the eighteenth-century style IV. Gavottes I ; II
- Merrick: Suite in the eighteenth-century style V. Siciliano
- Merrick: Suite in the eighteenth-century style VI. Bourrées I ; II
- Merrick: Suite in the eighteenth-century style VII. Air
- Merrick: Suite in the eighteenth-century style VIII. Gigue
- Adès: Sola