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British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, younger brother of Andrew, has recorded major concerto repertory with the leading conductors and orchestras of the world. He has given the premieres of several dozen contemporary works, and he has recorded a number of recitals of short works, designed to appeal to a broad audience. It's the rare cellist who can pull all of these things off, and this Naxos release gives an idea of why this performer is so well loved on his home turf. The presence of his wife, cellist Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, is certainly part of the charm; the pair have undeniable rapport. Beyond that is the program, which resembles the crowd-pleasers of old. Drawing mostly on dual-voice repertory and doing all the arrangements except one himself, Lloyd Webber creates a pleasing selection of works that are brought together by their duo-harmony aspect while not losing their stylistic origins. The single piece not arranged by Lloyd Webber, Astor Piazzolla's tango song Chiquilín de Bachín (here translated as The Little Beggar Boy), is an inspired choice, and in general the selections, ranging from Monteverdi to Arvo Pärt (in unusually tonal mode) to Lloyd Webber himself in full pop splendor, are a very pretty lot: a few of them you'll have shadowy recollections of, but not a one is hackneyed, and the whole is instantly grasped. Just a lovely choice for lyrical listening.
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Ave Maria in A Major (1860) (arr. J. Lloyd Webber for 2 cellos and piano) (Camille Saint-Saëns)
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Julian Lloyd Webber, Composer, Performer - John Lenehan, Performer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
Chiquilin de Bachin (arr. J. Lenehan for 2 cellos and piano) (John Lenehan)
Astor Piazzolla, Composer - Julian Lloyd Webber, Performer - John Lenehan, Composer, Performer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
Madrigals, Book 7, SV 132 (Claudio Monteverdi)
Guy Johnston, Performer - Catrin Finch, Performer - Julian Lloyd Webber, Composer, Performer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a (Julian Lloyd Webber)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Julian Lloyd Webber, Composer, Performer - John Lenehan, Performer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, 3rd Group, Op. 26 (Gustav Holst)
Gustav Holst, Composer - Guy Johnston, Performer - Catrin Finch, Performer - Julian Lloyd Webber, Composer, Performer - Laura van der Heijden, Performer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
My Lady Greensleeves (arr. J. Lloyd Webber for 2 cellos and piano) (Roger Quilter)
Julian Lloyd Webber, Composer, Performer - John Lenehan, Performer - Roger Quilter, Composer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
12 Songs, Op. 48 (Anton Rubinstein)
Anton Rubinstein, Composer - Julian Lloyd Webber, Composer, Performer - John Lenehan, Performer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
Moravske dvojzpevy (Moravian Duets), Op. 38, B. 69 (Antonín Dvořák)
Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Julian Lloyd Webber, Composer, Performer - John Lenehan, Performer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
Moon Silver (arr. J. Lloyd Webber for 2 cellos and piano) (William Lloyd Webber)
Julian Lloyd Webber, Composer, Performer - John Lenehan, Performer - William Lloyd Webber, Composer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
Sommerruh (Summer Calm), WoO 7 (arr. J. Lloyd Webber for 2 cellos and piano) (Robert Schumann)
Robert Schumann, Composer - Julian Lloyd Webber, Composer, Performer - John Lenehan, Performer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
Stabat Mater (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi)
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Composer - Catrin Finch, Performer - Julian Lloyd Webber, Composer, Performer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
Moravske dvojzpevy (Moravian Duets), Op. 38, B. 69 (Antonín Dvořák)
Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Julian Lloyd Webber, Composer, Performer - John Lenehan, Performer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
Si mes vers avaient des ailes (If my songs were only winged) (arr. J. Lloyd Webber for 2 cellos and piano) (Reynaldo Hahn)
Julian Lloyd Webber, Composer, Performer - Reynaldo Hahn, Composer - John Lenehan, Performer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
6 Choruses, Op. 15 (Serge Rachmaninoff)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Julian Lloyd Webber, Composer, Performer - John Lenehan, Performer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
Lost is my quiet forever, Z. 502 (arr. J. Lloyd Webber for 2 cellos and harp) (Henry Purcell)
Catrin Finch, Performer - Julian Lloyd Webber, Composer, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
Moravske dvojzpevy (Moravian Duets), Op. 32, B. 62 (Antonín Dvořák)
Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Julian Lloyd Webber, Composer, Performer - John Lenehan, Performer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
Mädchenlieder, op. 103 (Robert Schumann)
Robert Schumann, Composer - Julian Lloyd Webber, Composer, Performer - John Lenehan, Performer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
Sketchbook, Op. 2 (Ethelbert Nevin)
Julian Lloyd Webber, Composer, Performer - John Lenehan, Performer - Ethelbert Nevin, Composer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
Sweet and Low (arr. J. Lloyd Webber for 2 cellos and piano) (Joseph Barnby)
Joseph Barnby, Composer - Julian Lloyd Webber, Composer, Performer - John Lenehan, Performer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
Summer Sunset (arr. J. Lloyd Webber for 2 cellos and piano) (Roger Quilter)
Julian Lloyd Webber, Composer, Performer - John Lenehan, Performer - Roger Quilter, Composer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
2 Wiegenlieder (2 Lullabies) (Arvo Pärt)
Arvo Pärt, Composer - Julian Lloyd Webber, Composer, Performer - John Lenehan, Performer - Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Performer
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
Album review
British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, younger brother of Andrew, has recorded major concerto repertory with the leading conductors and orchestras of the world. He has given the premieres of several dozen contemporary works, and he has recorded a number of recitals of short works, designed to appeal to a broad audience. It's the rare cellist who can pull all of these things off, and this Naxos release gives an idea of why this performer is so well loved on his home turf. The presence of his wife, cellist Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, is certainly part of the charm; the pair have undeniable rapport. Beyond that is the program, which resembles the crowd-pleasers of old. Drawing mostly on dual-voice repertory and doing all the arrangements except one himself, Lloyd Webber creates a pleasing selection of works that are brought together by their duo-harmony aspect while not losing their stylistic origins. The single piece not arranged by Lloyd Webber, Astor Piazzolla's tango song Chiquilín de Bachín (here translated as The Little Beggar Boy), is an inspired choice, and in general the selections, ranging from Monteverdi to Arvo Pärt (in unusually tonal mode) to Lloyd Webber himself in full pop splendor, are a very pretty lot: a few of them you'll have shadowy recollections of, but not a one is hackneyed, and the whole is instantly grasped. Just a lovely choice for lyrical listening.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:58
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Julian Lloyd Webber
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical
2013 Naxos 2013 Naxos
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