A Tale of Two Cellos (arrangements by Julian Lloyd Webber)

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A Tale of Two Cellos (arrangements by Julian Lloyd Webber)
Julian Lloyd Webber, Jiaxin Lloyd Webber (cello) John Lenehan (piano) Catrin Finch (harp)

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Release Date: Thursday 26 September 2013

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Good original music for two cellos is quite rare to find and over the years arrangements have greatly enriched the classical repertoire. In this recording internationally celebrated cellist Julian Lloyd Webber has taken music from Monteverdi to Arvo Pärt - much of it originally written for two voices - and adapted it to the medium of two cellos and accompanying piano, sometimes including other instrumentation. These unique arrangements, which he performs with his wife Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, allow their cello voices to blend together as they explore music of lyricism, quiet melancholy and tuneful energy.

"This is expressly a CD for those who enjoy a pair of cellos, beautifully played and lended together in slow lyrical tunes, with a stylish piano accompaniment." (Gramophone)

"The most worthwhile tracks surround the cellists' effusions with space, air and Catrin Finch's harp...Throughout, John Lenehan's piano gives helpful support." BBC Music

Tracks:

Barnby:
Sweet and low

Hahn, R:
Si mes vers avaient des ailes

Holst:
Hymn to the Dawn

Lloyd Webber, J:
Moon Silver

Monteverdi:
Interrotte speranze

Nevin, E W:
O that we two were maying

Pärt:
Estonian Lullaby for female choir and string orchestra

Pergolesi:
Dolorosa

Piazzólla:
The Little Beggar Boy
arr. Lenehan

Purcell:
Lost is my quiet for ever, Z502

Quilter:
My Lady (Greensleeves)
Summer Sunset

Rachmaninov:
The Waves are Dreaming

Rubinstein:
The Angel

Saint-Saëns:
Ave Maria

Schumann:
Sommerruh WoO7
Der Abendstern, Op. 79 No. 1

Shostakovich:
The Gadfly: Prelude