The British Cello
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Label: Somm
Cat No: SOMMCD0175
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 29th September 2017
Contents
Works
Sonata for cello and pianoElegie
Cello Sonata in C major, op.65
2016 was a Sad Year for Pop Music
Elegy for cello and piano, op.5
Cello Sonata no.2
Prelude for cello and piano
Artists
Alexander Baillie (cello)John Thwaites (piano)
Works
Sonata for cello and pianoElegie
Cello Sonata in C major, op.65
2016 was a Sad Year for Pop Music
Elegy for cello and piano, op.5
Cello Sonata no.2
Prelude for cello and piano
Artists
Alexander Baillie (cello)John Thwaites (piano)
About
Richard Rodney Bennett wrote and dedicated his Sonata for Cello and Piano in 1991 to Alexander Baillie, who recalled: ‘The composer had not heard my playing and I suggested he might like to listen in to a broadcast of the Dutilleux Concerto with me as soloist. He told me how much he loved the music. He waited till I had made my first acquaintance with the Sonata and then asked me knowingly “Well?” He was assuming I had already noticed an exquisite phrase paying homage directly to a memorable moment in the Dutilleux. It is not a direct quote. It is more like one great composer tapping into the same elixir which has nourished another.’
Joe Cutler’s short piece for cello and piano 2016 was a Sad Year for Pop Music was also written for the artists on this CD and is a first recording. The composer explains: ‘This piece was written at the request of Sandy and John, and is dedicated to them. It’s less than five minutes long, and draws upon material from three great artists who very sadly passed away in 2016. David Bowie, Prince and Leonard Cohen. The songs of David Bowie and Prince were constant presences in the listening of my childhood, and I’ve always admired how lyrics and music entwine and coalesce in the songs of Leonard Cohen.
‘In this small homage, the quiet block-like chords that form the piece’s introduction are loosely taken from Prince’s 1999. Then, in the main body of the piece, the ‘verses’ use the chord sequence of Leonard Cohen’s Suzanne whilst the harmonic material of the ‘choruses’ come from David Bowie’s Space Oddity. Throughout, the cello line floats over these harmonies with free-flowing melodic material.’
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