When we spoke to Alisa Weilerstein last month about her recent Dvorak recording on Decca Classics, she described her next project for the label as 'Me, myself and I' - a recital of works for unaccompanied cello, centring on Kodály's mighty solo sonata.
Full details of the rest of the programme have just been revealed: alongside the Kodály, we'll get Golijov's Omaramor, Gaspar Cassado's Suite for Solo Cello and Bright Sheng's Seven Tunes Heard In China - quite an eclectic mix! The exact UK release-date is yet to be confirmed, but is likely to be towards the end of the year.
Other recordings from Alisa Weilerstein:
Alisa's recording of the Dvorak Concerto with Jiří Bělohlávek and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra was released in April and was praised by The Telegraph for its 'spine-tingling thrill and generosity of feeling'. You can read Katherine's interview with Alisa here.
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This unusual double-bill pairs Elgar's nostalgic masterpiece with Elliott Carter's uncompromising Concerto from 2001 (made in consultation with the composer, shortly before his death in late 2012 aged 104). Daniel Barenboim (recording a female cellist in the Elgar for the first time since his late wife Jacqueline du Pré) presides over the Staatskapelle Berlin.
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