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Sometimes, not often but sometimes, a little Saint-Saëns is just the thing. When you're in the right mood, his attractive melodies, piquant harmonies, brilliant colors, graceful tempos, and reserved emotionalism can be rather appealing. When you find yourself in that mood, this disc of Saint-Saëns' works for cello and orchestra will be the ideal aural companion. English cellist Steven Isserlis brings to Saint-Saëns' music exactly the qualities needed to succeed: affection, enthusiasm, taste, and virtuosity. In the First Cello Concerto with Michael Tilson Thomas leading the London Symphony Orchestra and the Second with Christoph Eschenbach leading the NDR Sinfonieorchester, Isserlis dominates the music without overpowering it, convincing the listener without compelling him or her. Dueting with American violinist Joshua Bell in La muse et le poète, Isserlis sings of love and youth and summers in the Palais des Tuileries. In the Suite, Isserlis flirts with neo-Classicism so outrageously that it comes close to neo-Rococo. And with organist Francis Grier in Prière, Isserlis sweetly and sincerely hymns the eternal and the infinite. While much more would be too much, this disc is just enough when you find yourself in the mood for Saint-Saëns. RCA's digital sound is warm but a bit too close for comfort.
© TiVo
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Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33 (Camille Saint-Saëns)
London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Andrew Keener, Producer - Andreas Torkler, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hatch, Recording Engineer - Steven Isserlis, Acoustic Cello - Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor - Camille Saint-Saëns, Composer
(P) 1993 BMG Music
London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Andrew Keener, Producer - Andreas Torkler, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hatch, Recording Engineer - Steven Isserlis, Acoustic Cello - Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor - Camille Saint-Saëns, Composer
(P) 1993 BMG Music
London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Andrew Keener, Producer - Andreas Torkler, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mike Hatch, Recording Engineer - Steven Isserlis, Acoustic Cello - Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor - Camille Saint-Saëns, Composer
(P) 1993 BMG Music
Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 119 in D Minor (Camille Saint-Saëns)
Karl-Otto Bremer, Recording Engineer - Gerald Götze, Producer - NDR Sinfonieorchester, Performer - Andreas Torkler, Re-Mastering Engineer - Christoph Eschenbach, Conductor - Steven Isserlis, Acoustic Cello - Camille Saint-Saëns, Composer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Karl-Otto Bremer, Recording Engineer - Gerald Götze, Producer - NDR Sinfonieorchester, Performer - Andreas Torkler, Re-Mastering Engineer - Christoph Eschenbach, Conductor - Steven Isserlis, Acoustic Cello - Camille Saint-Saëns, Composer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Karl-Otto Bremer, Recording Engineer - Gerald Götze, Producer - NDR Sinfonieorchester, Performer - Andreas Torkler, Re-Mastering Engineer - Christoph Eschenbach, Conductor - Steven Isserlis, Acoustic Cello - Joshua Bell, Violin - Camille Saint-Saëns, Composer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Suite for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 16 (Camille Saint-Saëns)
Karl-Otto Bremer, Recording Engineer - Gerald Götze, Producer - NDR Sinfonieorchester, Performer - Andreas Torkler, Re-Mastering Engineer - Christoph Eschenbach, Conductor - Steven Isserlis, Acoustic Cello - Camille Saint-Saëns, Composer
(P) 2005 BMG Music
Karl-Otto Bremer, Recording Engineer - Gerald Götze, Producer - NDR Sinfonieorchester, Performer - Andreas Torkler, Re-Mastering Engineer - Christoph Eschenbach, Conductor - Steven Isserlis, Acoustic Cello - Camille Saint-Saëns, Composer
(P) 2005 BMG Music
Karl-Otto Bremer, Recording Engineer - Gerald Götze, Producer - NDR Sinfonieorchester, Performer - Andreas Torkler, Re-Mastering Engineer - Christoph Eschenbach, Conductor - Steven Isserlis, Acoustic Cello - Camille Saint-Saëns, Composer
(P) 2005 BMG Music
Karl-Otto Bremer, Recording Engineer - Gerald Götze, Producer - NDR Sinfonieorchester, Performer - Andreas Torkler, Re-Mastering Engineer - Christoph Eschenbach, Conductor - Steven Isserlis, Acoustic Cello - Camille Saint-Saëns, Composer
(P) 2005 BMG Music
Karl-Otto Bremer, Recording Engineer - Gerald Götze, Producer - NDR Sinfonieorchester, Performer - Andreas Torkler, Re-Mastering Engineer - Christoph Eschenbach, Conductor - Steven Isserlis, Acoustic Cello - Camille Saint-Saëns, Composer
(P) 2005 BMG Music
Mike Clements, Recording Engineer - Francis Grier, Organ - Andrew Keener, Producer - Andreas Torkler, Re-Mastering Engineer - Steven Isserlis, Acoustic Cello - Camille Saint-Saëns, Composer
(P) 1993 BMG Music
Album review
Sometimes, not often but sometimes, a little Saint-Saëns is just the thing. When you're in the right mood, his attractive melodies, piquant harmonies, brilliant colors, graceful tempos, and reserved emotionalism can be rather appealing. When you find yourself in that mood, this disc of Saint-Saëns' works for cello and orchestra will be the ideal aural companion. English cellist Steven Isserlis brings to Saint-Saëns' music exactly the qualities needed to succeed: affection, enthusiasm, taste, and virtuosity. In the First Cello Concerto with Michael Tilson Thomas leading the London Symphony Orchestra and the Second with Christoph Eschenbach leading the NDR Sinfonieorchester, Isserlis dominates the music without overpowering it, convincing the listener without compelling him or her. Dueting with American violinist Joshua Bell in La muse et le poète, Isserlis sings of love and youth and summers in the Palais des Tuileries. In the Suite, Isserlis flirts with neo-Classicism so outrageously that it comes close to neo-Rococo. And with organist Francis Grier in Prière, Isserlis sweetly and sincerely hymns the eternal and the infinite. While much more would be too much, this disc is just enough when you find yourself in the mood for Saint-Saëns. RCA's digital sound is warm but a bit too close for comfort.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:56
- Main artists: Steven Isserlis
- Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
- Label: RCA Red Seal
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2005 BMG Music
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