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Britten - Cello Works - Alban Gerhardt (2013) [24-88]
"Gerhardt plunges into the labyrinthine mazes of the solo suites and strikes gold. This is a real tour de force: in such late works Britten reached expressive extremities found nowhere else in his oeuvre. Gerhardt is a fearless guide, blazing a trail with utter conviction, his powerful rhythmic impetus pulling us through each intricate chamber … last but not least his reading of Britten's Sonata with Steven Osborne is utterly thrilling. A must-have set for all Britten enthusiasts."
- BBC Music Magazine
A major release at the start of Britten’s anniversary celebrations. Britten’s long friendship with cellist Mstislav Rostropovich was one of the most inspiring and fruitful musical collaborations in history. It led directly to the composition of some of the most important works for cello of the twentieth century.
Alban Gerhardt, among the greatest living exponents of the instrument, performs this body of works in its entirety. In the Cello Sonata he is partnered by Steven Osborne, whose Hyperion recording of Britten’s Piano Concerto received a Gramophone Award. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Andrew Manze join Gerhardt for the Cello Symphony, Britten’s only substantial piece of absolute symphonic music.
The astonishing music for solo cello—the three suites plus the miniature Tema ‘Sacher’—completes the set. The suites are repositories of a huge number of compositional and string-playing techniques, acknowledging their debt to Bach but also demonstrating all the imagination and emotional scope for which the composer is revered.
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Art/booklet.pdf
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Art/Cover.jpg
2 MB
CD 1/01 - Cello Symphony, Op. 68 I. Allegro maestoso.flac
176 MB
CD 1/02 - Cello Symphony, Op. 68 II. Presto inquieto.flac
56.4 MB
CD 1/03 - Cello Symphony, Op. 68 III. Adagio – Cadenza ad lib –.flac
152.5 MB
CD 1/04 - Cello Symphony, Op. 68 IV. Passacaglia. Andante allegro.flac
109 MB
CD 1/05 - Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65 I. Dialogo. Allegro.flac
99.3 MB
CD 1/06 - Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65 II. Scherzo-Pizzicato. Allegretto.flac
33.6 MB
CD 1/07 - Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65 III. Elegia. Lento.flac
95.3 MB
CD 1/08 - Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65 IV. Marcia. Energico.flac
34.2 MB
CD 1/09 - Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65 V. Moto perpetuo. Presto.flac
39.1 MB
CD 2/01 - Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72 I. Canto primo. Sostenuto e largamente.flac
40.6 MB
CD 2/02 - Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72 II. Fuga. Andante moderato.flac
59.6 MB
CD 2/03 - Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72 III. Lamento. Lento rubato.flac
42.1 MB
CD 2/04 - Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72 IV. Canto segundo. Sostenuto.flac
20.6 MB
CD 2/05 - Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72 V. Serenata. Allegretto, pizzicato.flac
28.9 MB
CD 2/06 - Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72 VI. Marcia. Alla marcia moderato.flac
48.7 MB
CD 2/07 - Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72 VII. Canto terzo. Sostenuto.flac
35.1 MB
CD 2/08 - Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72 VIII. Bordone. Moderato quasi recitativo.flac
57.2 MB
CD 2/09 - Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72 IX. Moto perpetuo e Canto quarto. Presto.flac
57.2 MB
CD 2/10 - Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80 I. Declamato. Largo.flac
54.1 MB
CD 2/11 - Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80 II. Fuga. Andante.flac
63.2 MB
CD 2/12 - Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80 III. Scherzo. Allegro molto.flac
28.3 MB
CD 2/13 - Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80 IV. Andante lento.flac
68 MB
CD 2/14 - Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80 V. Ciaccona. Allegro.flac
102.7 MB
CD 2/15 - Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 I. Introduzione. Lento.flac
30.8 MB
CD 2/16 - Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 II. Marcia. Allegro.flac
26.3 MB
CD 2/17 - Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 III. Canto. Con moto –.flac
20.4 MB
CD 2/18 - Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 IV. Barcarola. Lento –.flac
24 MB
CD 2/19 - Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 V. Dialogo. Allegretto –.flac
18.6 MB
CD 2/20 - Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 VI. Fuga. Andante espressivo.flac
43 MB
CD 2/21 - Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 VII. Recitativo. Fantastico.flac
17.6 MB
CD 2/22 - Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 VIII. Moto perpetuo. Presto.flac
14.1 MB
CD 2/23 - Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 IX. Passacaglia. Lento solenne – Mournful Song – Autumn – Street Song – Grant Repose.flac
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