Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 (Britten)
from Britten: Cello Symphony, Cello Sonata & Cello Suites (CDA67941/2)
1 Introduzione: Lento [2'01]
2 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]
20 minutes 57 seconds 9 tracks
‘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)