The Cello In Wartime, And Pieces Played On A Trench Cello

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The Cello in Wartime, and pieces played on a trench celloOpis:Product DescriptionAs the centenaries of various events of the First World War are being commemorated, we are reminded of the great battles and the large-scale suffering. To imagine what day-to-day life may have been like in the trenches in Flanders is more difficult, however, 100 years later and with no living survivors of the war to bear witness. Poems and paintings can give us some idea - but, as this disc from Steven Isserlis proves, so can music! The main, more conventional section of the programme is a selection of cello works composed around the time of the war, by composers from three of the countries involved in it: France, Britain and Austria. This is followed by something rather more unusual, however, as Isserlis exchanges his 'Marquis de Corberon' Stradivarius for an instrument that was once played and heard in the trenches of Ypres. Harold Triggs, the owner of this so-called 'trench cello', brought it with him to Flanders from England - other soldiers, on both sides of the conflict, constructed their own violins, cellos or flutes on site, from ammunition boxes, pipes and whatever else they could get hold of. These instruments thus become a highly moving testimony to every man's need for beauty and solace and joy, even in the middle of a battlefield. With the delicate support of Connie Shih on the piano (and in fact even pianos could be found in the trenches, even if not concert grands!), Isserlis and his trench cello transport us, for a brief moment, to a trench near Ypres during a quiet spell between skirmishes, with soldiers resting, writing home, playing cards - and with the help of the music dreaming of a life elsewhere.

ReviewIsserlis draws from it an appealingly soft, expressive sound, giving us exquisite renditions of Saint-Saëns The Swan and Parry's Jerusalem. Shih's refined playing does the job very nicely, her Steinway a well-upholstered match for what Isserlis refers to as his beloved little wooden friend. Enchanting, and rather moving. --The Arts Desk, November'17Isserlis's recording with Pascal Devoyon may offer more tonal lustre, but here he reveals the full stature of this extraordinary work. At its heart lies the visionary Adagio: opening in a state of shimmering drift, it here acquires titantic momentum. They take the finale swiftly, and its pays off in an outpouring of effervescent joy. --BBC Music Magazine, January'18Isserlis's way with the Fauré impress through its melodic simplicity, Connie Shih as textural delicacy and command of the most subtle shades of rubato aid the cellist in crafting performances that are no less keenly attentive to the letter of the score but, now even more sharply characterful. --The Strad, February'18Autor:Isserlis/ShihNośnik:Audio CDPłyt:Język: Data wydania: 2017-01-01Waga: 0.26 gramWysokość: 0.4 cmSzerokość: 5 cmDługość: 5.6 cmThe Cello in Wartime, and pieces played on a trench celloBrand: BIS RECORDS UNIVERSProduct type: ABIS MUSICUWAGA: Kupując produkt na tej aukcji zgadzasz się na wydłużony termin realizacji wysyłki (10-14 dni roboczych). Podany towar pochodzi z zagranicznego magazynu, stąd wydłużony czas realizacji który podany jest obok.