Composer: Edward William Elgar, Gustav Theodore Holst, Imogen Holst, William Turner Walton
Performer: Steven Isserlis
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Paavo Järvi
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA68077
Release: 2016
Size: 1.19 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
01. I. Adagio – Moderato –
02. II. Lento – Allegro molto
03. III. Adagio
04. IV. Allegro
05. Holst: Invocation
Walton: Cello Concerto
06. I. Moderato
07. II. Allegro appassionato
08. III. Tema ed improvvisazioni: Lento – Allegro molto
Holst I: The Fall of the Leaf
09. I. Theme ‘The fall of the leaf’: Andante
10. II. Vivace
11. III. Poco adagio
12. IV. Presto
13. V. Theme (da capo): Andante molto moderato (slower than at the beginning)
Sir Edward Elgar’s sublime Cello Concerto receives an impassioned new performance from Steven Isserlis, the Philharmonia Orchestra and Paavo Järvi. With additional works by Sir William Walton and Gustav Holst, as well as a miniature suite for solo cello by Imogen Holst, this is unquestionably one of the year’s most eagerly awaited releases.