Isserlis, Hough - Children's Cello (2006) / AvaxHome

With a household that pulsates to the glorious tones of the cello (Isserlis’s son is also a cellist) there’s clearly much material for this volume. The booklet notes manifest an obvious autobiographical vein – Isserlis’s predilection for Romantic Schumanesque items never far from the surface. There are some contemporary compositions, however, including attractive works by Gavin Bryars and Olli Mustonen, as well as imaginative contributions from both Hough and Isserlis. Alongside some lesser-known gems such as the poetic Lulu waltz by Sibelius, we have some well-worn chestnuts by Squire, Bridge, Carse and the fiery and bravura-styled Requiebros by Cassado. Inspiring performances are virtually a foregone conclusion with this fine duo partnership: highlights here include a sumptuous rendition of Fauré’s Berceuse, and a deliciously piquant performance of Poulenc’s Serenade. Yet if one of the intentions of this warmly recorded album is to inspire young cellists, the choice of repertoire seems a little staid, largely ignoring folk-inspired, dynamically rhythmic or jazz-infused works. Adding such items may also have brought a welcome cosmopolitan spice to proceedings particularly when played by these outstanding artists.

Composer: Gabriel Fauré, Gaspar Cassadó, Stephen Isserlis, Ludwig Lebell, …
Performer: Stephen Hough, Steven Isserlis, Simon Callow

Tracklisting:

First Steps
[1] Ludwig Lebell: Berceuse Orientale
[2] Sheila Nelson: Mad as a Hatter
[3] Alfred Earnshaw: Tarantella
[4] Joachim Stutchewsky: Kinnereth
[5] Joachim Stutchewsky: Wanderer's Song

Intermediate
[6] Adam Carse: A Merry Dance
[7] Francis Purcell Warren: A Sunday evening in Autumn
[8] Francis Purcell Warren: Cradle Song
[9] John Graves: The Swans Glide on the Bishop's Palace Moat
[10] William Henry Squire: Danse Rustique
[11] Luigi Boccherini: Minuet
[12] Gavin Bryars: With Miriam by the River
[13] Arnold Trowell: Gavotte
[14] Jean Sibelius: Lulu Waltz
[15] George Dyson: Melody
[16] Frank Bridge: Spring Song
[17] Amy Beach: Berceuse
[18] Gabriel Prosper Marie: La Cinquantaine
[19] Georg Goltermann: La Foi

The Young Cellist
[20] Francis Poulenc: Serenade
[21] Joseph Tuby: Serenade
[22] Gabriel Fauré: Berceuse
[23] David Popper: Gavotte, Op.23
[24] Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Song Without Words, Op.109
[25] Gaspar Cassadó: Requiebros

Gabriel’s Corner
[26] Howard Blake: Archangel's Lullaby
[27] Olli Mustonen: Frogs Dancing on Water-Lillies
[28] Stephen Hough: Angelic Song
[29] Stephen Hough: Angelic Dance
[30] Steven Isserlis: The Haunted House
Simon Callow narrator

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