Composer: Thomas Adès, Benjamin Britten, John Gardner, Frank Merrick, William Turner Walton
Performer: Steven Isserlis, Mishka Rushdie Momen
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA68373
Release: 2021
Size: 2.91 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Britten: Temas ‘Sacher’
Britten: Suite No. 3 for cello solo, Op. 87
02. I. Introduzione: Lento
3. II. Marcia: Allegro
04. III. Canto: Con moto –
05. IV. Barcarola: Lento –
06. V. Dialogo: Allegretto –
07. VI. Fuga: Andante espressivo
08. VII. Recitativo: Fantastico
09. VIII. Moto perpetuo: Presto
10. IX. Passacaglia: Lento solenne
11. X. Mournful song ‘Under the little apple tree’ –
12. XI. Autumn –
13. XII. Street song ‘The grey eagle’
14. XIII. Grant repose together with the saints
15. anon.: Mournful song ‘Under the little apple tree’
16. anon.: Autumn
17. anon.: Street song ‘The grey eagle’
18. anon.: Kontakion ‘Grant repose’
19. Walton: Theme for a Prince
20. Walton: Passacaglia for solo cello
Gardner: Partita for solo cello, Op 98
21. III. Coranto pizzicato
Merrick: Suite in the eighteenth-century style
22. I. Ritornelle
23. II. Courante
24. III. Sarabande
25. IV. Gavottes I & II
26. V. Siciliano
27. VI. Bourrées I & II
28. VII. Air
29. VIII. Gigue
30. Adès: Sola
If Britten’s Cello Suite No 3 is the undisputed masterpiece here, the other works are no less deserving of attention, Frank Merrick’s ‘Suite in the eighteenth-century style’ being a particular delight. As ever, Steven Isserlis’s booklet notes offer fascinatingly personal perspectives on the composers and their music.