Latest News: Classical, Steven Isserlis (Cello)
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Recording of the Week,
Steven Isserlis explores the cello's Golden Decade 4th November 2022Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih take us on a journey to uncover some lesser-known works from an astonishingly fruitful decade for the cello - sonatas from Strauss and Le Beau, Bruch connections and more.
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Recording of the Week,
Steven Isserlis and Olli Mustonen perform cello sonatas by Shostakovich and Kabalevsky 1st February 2019The cello sonatas by Shostakovich and Kabalevsky are given expressive performances by Steven Isserlis and Olli Mustonen, alongside Prokofiev's Ballade and a handful of shorter works.
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Interview,
Steven Isserlis on CPE Bach and Haydn 25th September 2017The cellist talks to David about his new album of eighteenth-century cello concertos, released earlier in the month on Hyperion.
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Recording of the Week,
Steven Isserlis plays cello concertos by Elgar and Walton 19th February 2016Chris listens to Isserlis's new recording of perhaps the most famous cello concerto ever written.
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Recording of the Week,
Russian Cello and Piano Concertos from Steven Isserlis and Kirill Gerstein 2nd March 2015David listens to a pair of new releases that throw light on early versions of concertos by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev.
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Recording of the Week,
Beethoven Cello Sonatas from Isserlis and Levin 6th January 2014Playing on period instruments, the cellist and fortepianist get the year off to a tremendous start with spellbinding accounts of the complete cello sonatas, variations, and a transcription of the horn sonata.