from Britten: Cello Suites (SIGCD336) 1 Introduzione: Lento [1'50] 18 minutes 18 seconds 10 tracks2 Marcia: Allegro [1'28] 3 Canto: Con moto – [1'01] 4 Barcarola: Lento – [1'15] 5 Dialogo: Allegretto – [1'40] 6 Fuga: Andante espressivo [2'09] 7 Recitativo: Fantastico [1'02] 8 Moto perpetuo: Presto [0'50] 9 Passacaglia: Lento solenne [3'37] 10 Mournful song – Autumn – Street song – Grant repose [3'26] 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 ... |