Steven Isserlis performs on a wartime trench cello

Steven Isserlis performs on a wartime trench cello

‘Perhaps the finest recording of Fauré’s First Sonata I have ever heard: he reveals the full stature of this extraordinary work. At the heart lies the visionary Andante: opening in a state of shimmering drift, it here acquires titanic momentum.’

The Cello in Wartime

Cello Sonatas by Fauré, Debussy and bridge; plus works by Webern, Saint-Saëns, Parry, Novello and trad.

Steven Isserlis (cello), Connie Shih (piano)

BIS BIS-2312    65:38 mins

Freya Parr

Published: January 23, 2018 at 10:00 am

‘Perhaps the finest recording of Fauré’s First Sonata I have ever heard: he reveals the full stature of this extraordinary work. At the heart lies the visionary Andante: opening in a state of shimmering drift, it here acquires titanic momentum.’

The Cello in Wartime

Cello Sonatas by Fauré, Debussy and bridge; plus works by Webern, Saint-Saëns, Parry, Novello and trad.

Steven Isserlis (cello), Connie Shih (piano)

BIS BIS-2312 65:38 mins

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Freya Parr

Digital Editor and Staff Writer, BBC Music Magazine

Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's digital editor and staff writer, editing and writing on all styles of music across both the website and print magazine. She has also written for titles including the Guardian, Circus Journal, Frankie and Suitcase Magazine, and runs The Noiseletter, a fortnightly arts and culture publication. Freya's main areas of interest and research lie in 20th-century and contemporary music. She's a regular sea shanty singer, folk obsessive and occasional flautist, pianist, organist and musical theatre director.
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