Solo Alisa Weilerstein
Album info
Album-Release:
2014
HRA-Release:
08.10.2014
Label: Decca
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Artist: Alisa Weilerstein
Composer: Gaspar Cassadó (1897-1966), Osvaldo Golijov (1960-), Zoltan Kodály (1882-1967), Bright Sheng (1955-)
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
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- 1 1. Allegro maestoso ma appassionato 09:33
- 2 2. Adagio (Con gran espressione) 12:36
- 3 3. Allegro molto vivace 11:54
- 4 Omaramor For Solo Cello 08:15
- 5 1. Preludio-Fantasia 05:46
- 6 2. Sardana 04:33
- 7 3. Intermezzo e Danza Finale a Jota 05:51
- 8 1. Seasons 01:39
- 9 2. Guessing Song 00:58
- 10 3. The Little Cabbage 01:55
- 11 4. The Drunken Fisherman 04:52
- 12 5. Diu Diu Dong (Taiwan) 02:21
- 13 6. Pastoral Ballade 04:36
- 14 7. Tibetan Dance 03:20
- 15 1. Dialogo: Adagio, rubato, cantabile 04:00
- 16 2. Capriccio: Presto con slancio 03:56
- 17 Tema Sacher for Cello Solo Lento maestoso - Largament 01:12
- 18 March 01:38
Info for Solo
The long-awaited solo album from Decca’s star cellist sees Weilerstein revealing and revelling in her technique. The American cellist has attracted widespread attention worldwide for her combination of natural virtuosic command and technical precision with impassioned musicianship. The intensity of her playing has regularly been lauded, as has the spontaneity and sensitivity of her interpretations. Committed to expanding the cello repertoire, Alisa is a fervent champion of new music and this release is her first solo album.
Calling for left hand pizzicato as well an alternative tuning of the cello’s lower strings, Kodaly’s Sonata was far ahead of the time in which it was written and explored every facet of the cello, revealing what could be done with this instrument.
Many of Kodaly’s works are based upon Hungarian folksongs & dances, and this theme inspires the rest of the album, with works from the in-vogue Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov, across the world to the Chinese composer Bright Sheng.
Sheng’s work is based on seven tunes from China (Seasons, Guessing Song, The Little Cabbage, The Drunken Fisherman, Diu Diu Dong, Pastoral Ballade, Tibetan Dance). Golijov’s Omaramor is a musically playful fantasia inspired by Carols Gardel (the Argentine tango specialist); and Gaspar Cassado’s Suite, consisting of three dance movements, quotes the Kodaly work.
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
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Booklet for Solo