from Britten: Cello Symphony, Cello Sonata & Cello Suites (CDA67941/2) 1 Introduzione: Lento [2'01] 20 minutes 57 seconds 9 tracks2 Marcia: Allegro [1'38] 3 Canto: Con moto – [1'15] 4 Barcarola: Lento – [1'30] 5 Dialogo: Allegretto – [1'12] 6 Fuga: Andante espressivo [2'33] 7 Recitativo: Fantastico [1'07] 8 Moto perpetuo: Presto [0'49] 9 Passacaglia: Lento solenne – Mournful song – Autumn – Street song – Grant repose [8'52] ‘Given Gerhardt's fine Britten credentials, this makes a recommendable package: performances are well judged, with clean-cut rhythms and good attention to detail’ (Gramophone) ‘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 oeu ... ‘This poetic, virtuosic player makes a powerful case for the three unaccompanied Cello Suites’ (The Observer) |