Alisa Weilerstein – Solo (2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Alisa Weilerstein – Solo (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:28:56 minutes | 1,43 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Decca Music Group Ltd.

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.

American cellist Alisa Weilerstein, described by BBC Music Magazine as “one of the most extraordinary” soloists of her generation, follows her critically acclaimed Decca debut recording of Elgar’s Cello Concerto with a vital new interpretation of Dvorák’s Cello Concerto, coupled with some of his best-known melodies…

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.

Tracklist:

01. Alisa Weilerstein – Sonata for Solo Cello, Op.8 – I. Allegro maestoso ma appassionato (09:33)
02. Alisa Weilerstein – Sonata for Solo Cello, Op.8 – II. Adagio con gran espressione (12:35)
03. Alisa Weilerstein – Sonata for Solo Cello, Op.8 – III. Allegro molto vivace (11:54)
04. Alisa Weilerstein – Omaramor For Solo Cello (08:14)
05. Alisa Weilerstein – Suite For Solo Cello – I. Preludio-Fantasia (a Zarabanda): Andante (05:45)
06. Alisa Weilerstein – Suite For Solo Cello – II. Sardana (Danza): Allegro giusto (04:32)
07. Alisa Weilerstein – Suite For Solo Cello – III. Intermezzo e Danza Finale (a Jota) (05:50)
08. Alisa Weilerstein – Seven Tunes Heard In China – I. Seasons (01:39)
09. Alisa Weilerstein – Seven Tunes Heard In China – II. Guessing Song (00:58)
10. Alisa Weilerstein – Seven Tunes Heard In China – III. The Little Cabbage (01:54)
11. Alisa Weilerstein – Seven Tunes Heard In China – IV. The Drunken Fisherman (04:52)
12. Alisa Weilerstein – Seven Tunes Heard In China – V. Diu Diu Dong (Taiwan) (02:20)
13. Alisa Weilerstein – Seven Tunes Heard In China – VI. Pastoral Ballade (04:36)
14. Alisa Weilerstein – Seven Tunes Heard In China – VII. Tibetan Dance (to Yo-Yo) (03:20)
15. Alisa Weilerstein – Sonata for Solo Cello – I. Dialogo: Adagio, rubato, cantabile (04:00)
16. Alisa Weilerstein – Sonata for Solo Cello – II. Capriccio: Presto con slancio (03:56)
17. Alisa Weilerstein – Tema ‘Sacher’ for Cello Solo – Lento maestoso – Largament (01:12)
18. Alisa Weilerstein – Music For Children, Op.65 Arr. Piatigorsky – March (01:38)

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