A Golden Cello Decade: 1878-1888
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Label: Hyperion
Cat No: CDA68394
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 4th November 2022
Contents
Works
Cello Sonata in D major, op.17Kol Nidrei, op.47
Romantic Pieces (4), op.75 (arr. Steven Isserlis)
Oh! weep for those (arr. Steven Isserlis)
Cello Sonata in F major, op.6 TrV115
Schir Zijon, op.44
Artists
Steven Isserlis (cello)Connie Shih (piano)
Works
Cello Sonata in D major, op.17Kol Nidrei, op.47
Romantic Pieces (4), op.75 (arr. Steven Isserlis)
Oh! weep for those (arr. Steven Isserlis)
Cello Sonata in F major, op.6 TrV115
Schir Zijon, op.44
Artists
Steven Isserlis (cello)Connie Shih (piano)
About
"Isserlis's lockdown project is a fascinating collection of interconnected solo cello pieces: Bach, the Russian master-cellist, and Isserlis himself are the links...but the Britten Suite is the meatiest item here: truly a "meditation" on death, as Isserlis calls it, and played with a technical and musical conviction worthy of its creators." – The Sunday Times on CDA68373
Reviews
Le Beau’s compact and tuneful sonata has been recorded several times but never with anything like the exultant energy on display here. Isserlis pours his heart into the lilting slow movement, and he and Connie Shih seize every opportunity to ratchet up the drama ... Everything about this release is a pleasure, from the refinement and intensity of the performances to the absolute perfection of the recorded sound. Don’t miss it. Andrew Farach-Colton
No cellist alive can match the eloquent intent of Steven Isserlis’s line. Every phrase he threads through the warm embrace of Connie Shih’s pianism is articulated and ‘breathed’ with ardour of a great vocalist, while his mercurial energy sets alight the Allegro vivace.
Isserlis is on top form here, playing with lucid intelligence, variegated bow weight and expressive intensity. Shih takes on her burdens with scrupulous clarity and together they form an immaculate team. A fine recording completes the pleasures of this slightly odd-looking but ultimately attractive disc.
Any programme by cellist Steven Isserlis is always chosen, prepared and ultimately performed with devotion; joined here by pianist Connie Shih, this is another wonderful album.
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