 | from Britten: Cello Suites (SIGCD336) 1 Canto primo: Sostenuto e largamente [2'08] 22 minutes 8 seconds 9 tracks2 I Fuga: Andante moderato [3'54] 3 II Lamento: Lento rubato [2'15] 4 Canto segundo: Sostenuto [1'07] 5 III Serenata: Allegretto, pizzicato [2'10] 6 IV Marcia: Alla marcia moderato [3'24] 7 Canto terzo: Sostenuto [1'46] 8 V Bordone: Moderato quasi recitativo [2'29] 9 VI Moto perpetuo e Canto quarto: Presto [2'55]  The Daily Telegraph'The three solo suites (1964-71) were written for Britten's friend Mstislav Rostropovich. Britten references the great solo cello works by Bach with his neo-baroque titling of some of the movements, b ... 'A fine account of Britten's solo cello music, inspired by admiration of Rostropovich, and stemming from a 'challenging' period of this cellist's life. There is an ample note by M. Ross, explaining th ... |