If Britten's Cello Suite No.3 is the undisputed masterpiece on this program, the other works are no less deserving of attention. Frank Merrick's 'Suite in the eighteenth-century style' is a particular delight. As ever, Steven Isserlis's booklet notes offer fascinatingly personal perspectives on the composers and their music.
2 Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 I. Introduzione: Lento
3 Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 II. Marcia: Allegro
4 Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 III. Canto: Con Moto
5 Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 IV. Barcarola: Lento
6 Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 V. Dialogo: Allegretto
7 Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 VI. Fuga: Andante Espressivo
8 Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 VII. Recitativo: Fantastico
9 Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 VIII. Moto Perpetuo: Presto
10 Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 IX. Passacaglia: Lento Solenne
11 Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 X. Mournful Song 'Under the Little Apple Tree'
12 Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 XI. Autumn
13 Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 XII. Street Song 'The Grey Eagle'
14 Britten: Cello Suite No 3, Op 87 XIII. Grant Repose Together with the Saints
15 Anonymous: Mournful Song 'Under the Little Apple Tree'
16 Anonymous: Autumn
17 Anonymous: Street Song 'The Grey Eagle'
18 Anonymous: Kontakion 'Grant Repose'
19 Walton: Theme for a Prince
20 Walton: Passacaglia
21 Gardner: Partita for Solo Cello, Op 98 III. Coranto Pizzicato
22 Merrick: Suite in the Eighteenth-Century Style I. Ritornelle
23 Merrick: Suite in the Eighteenth-Century Style II. Courante
24 Merrick: Suite in the Eighteenth-Century Style III. Sarabande
25 Merrick: Suite in the Eighteenth-Century Style IV. Gavottes I & II
26 Merrick: Suite in the Eighteenth-Century Style V. Siciliano
27 Merrick: Suite in the Eighteenth-Century Style VI. Bourrées I & II
28 Merrick: Suite in the Eighteenth-Century Style VII. Air
29 Merrick: Suite in the Eighteenth-Century Style VIII. Gigue
30 Adès: Sola
If Britten's Cello Suite No.3 is the undisputed masterpiece on this program, the other works are no less deserving of attention. Frank Merrick's 'Suite in the eighteenth-century style' is a particular delight. As ever, Steven Isserlis's booklet notes offer fascinatingly personal perspectives on the composers and their music.
