Since the Six Suites for Solo Cello of J.S. Bach, composers have often returned to the solo cello as an instrument capable of incredible technical feats, unparalleled range, and expressive breadth. This Centaur album, featuring cellist Antony Cooke, focuses on four such works from across the 20th century. Cooke opens with what is by far the most familiar and widely celebrated piece on the program: Kodály's Op. 8 Solo Sonata. Despite being one of the most technically demanding works in the cello's entire repertoire, Cooke ...
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Since the Six Suites for Solo Cello of J.S. Bach, composers have often returned to the solo cello as an instrument capable of incredible technical feats, unparalleled range, and expressive breadth. This Centaur album, featuring cellist Antony Cooke, focuses on four such works from across the 20th century. Cooke opens with what is by far the most familiar and widely celebrated piece on the program: Kodály's Op. 8 Solo Sonata. Despite being one of the most technically demanding works in the cello's entire repertoire, Cooke handles the execution with a reasonable amount of accuracy. What listeners familiar with the piece will notice, however, is that Cooke gets carried away musically. So filled with rubato is Cooke's interpretation that the usually powerful, forward-moving piece nearly comes to a stand-still on several occasions. Chords are played with a tiresome delay at the bottom half that makes Cooke's playing predictable. The remainder of the works on the program -- by Khachaturian, Hovhaness, and...
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Alan Hovhaness; Aram Khachaturian; Richard Arnell; Zoltán Kodály. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
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