A Golden Cello Decade, 1878-1888

Steven Isserlis has curated another typically imaginative recital, in which all the works date—in one guise or another—from an especially fruitful decade in the history of the cello.

CDA68394  76 minutes 46 seconds
‘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 ...
BBC Music Magazine
‘For me, Le Beau’s Cello Sonata is the discovery that makes the whole recital sing … full of Mendelssohnian spirit, energy, sunshine, melodic joy. Hard to imagine it being more passionately champ ...