Elgar - Cello Concerto, Romance in D minor, etc.
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Label: Decca
Cat No: 4850241
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 10th January 2020
Contents
Works
From Jewish LifeShort Pieces (4)
Enigma Variations, op.36
Elegie in C minor, op.24 (arr. Parkin for solo cello and 9 cellos)
Hymnus for 12 cellos, op.57
Blow the wind southerly (arr. Sheku Kanneh-Mason)
Scarborough Fair (arr. Parkin for guitar and cello)
Artists
Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello)London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Simon RattleWorks
From Jewish LifeShort Pieces (4)
Enigma Variations, op.36
Elegie in C minor, op.24 (arr. Parkin for solo cello and 9 cellos)
Hymnus for 12 cellos, op.57
Blow the wind southerly (arr. Sheku Kanneh-Mason)
Scarborough Fair (arr. Parkin for guitar and cello)
Artists
Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello)London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Simon RattleAbout
Now he is back with Elgar, a new album of works anchored around Elgar’s Cello Concerto – arguably the best-known work in the classical canon written for solo cello, which saw the 100th anniversary of its first performance this year. Armed with the inspiration of the 1965 recording by his heroine Jacqueline du Pré, Sheku recorded the Concerto at the world-famous Abbey Road Studios in an illustrious collaboration with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra.
Sheku’s innate artistry and thoughtful approach to performing this iconic work are immortalised in this new recording, where nine exquisite pieces, some popular and some less well-known, provide a musical context to the Cello Concerto. He explains: “All the pieces are connected, either exercising similar emotions to the Cello Concerto, or written around the same time.” They include a new arrangement of Elgar’s ‘Nimrod’, Klengel’s Hymnus which was composed for 12 cellos, and Sheku’s own arrangement of beloved folk tune ‘Blow the Wind Southerly’.
Sheku has been on a whirlwind adventure since winning BBC Young Musician 2016 - performing at TRH the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding, playing at the BAFTAs, partnering with design icon Paul Smith, and winning two Classical BRIT Awards. He is currently an undergraduate student at the Royal Academy of Music.
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