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ID: FHR11 (EAN: 5060216340067) | 1 CD | DDD Released in: 2011
- LABEL:
- FIRST HAND RECORDS
- Collection:
- Baroque
- Subcollection:
- Cello
- Composers:
- BACH, Carl Philipp Emanuel | BACH, Johann Sebastian | HINDEMITH, Paul | LOCATELLI, Pietro Antonio | SILVA, Preethi de
- Other info:
Rohan de Saram was a member of the legendary Arditti Quartet for over twenty years and has performed as a soloist with major orchestras around the world. Preethi de Silva is the director of the celebrated US early music ensemble Con Gioia. A multi-award winner for her performances and literature, de Silva has performed with many internationally famous period instrument musicians including Chiara Banchini, Monica Huggett and Wieland Kuijken. Harmonic Labyrinth, a special collection from First Hand, celebrates these two great Sri Lankan musicians and features repertoire from their recent, highly acclaimed concert tour with Con Gioia.
| BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) | | | Suite No. 3 in C Major for Solo Cello, BWV | | | 1. | I. Prélude | 4:30 | | | 2. | II. Allemande | 2:15 | | | 3. | III. Courante | 1:51 | | | 4. | IV. Sarabande | 4:06 | | | 5. | V. Bourrée I - Bourrée II | 2:47 | | | 6. | VI. Gigue | 1:57 | | | BACH, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788) | | | 7. | Variations on Follies d'Espagne for Harpsicord, H263 (Wq 118/9) | 8:59 | | | LOCATELLI, Pietro Antonio (1695-1764) | | | 8. | Caprice No. 23 in D Major for Solo Violin, Op. 3: Il labrininto armonico | 4:06 | | | BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) | | | Sonata No. 3 in G Minor for Viola da gamba & Harpsicord, BWV | | | 9. | I. Vivace | 5:50 | | | 10. | II. Adagio | 5:55 | | | 11. | III. Allegro | 4:16 | | | HINDEMITH, Paul (1895-1963) | | | Sonata No. 3 for Solo Cello, Op. 25. | | | 12. | I. Lebhaft, sehr markiert: Mit festen Bogenstrichen | 1:51 | | | 13. | II. Mässig schnell, gemächlich: durchweg sehr leise | 1:37 | | | 14. | III. Langsam | 4:51 | | | 15. | IV. Lebhaft Viertel: ohne jeden Ausdruck und stets pianissimo | 0:46 | | | 16. | V. Mässig schnell: sehr scharf markierte Viertel | 2:31 | | | SILVA, Preethi de (b. 1959) | | | Pieces for Harpsicord | | | 17. | Pas de Deux (from Sonatina) | 3:08 | | | 18. | Study for the Left Hand | 2:16 | | | 19. | Alankara-Tala | 4:10 | | | 20. | Prelude | 4:04 | | Rohan de Saram:
• Was a member of the supreme Arditti Quartet for over 20 years
• Performed as a soloist with the major international orchestras
• Many major contemporary works for cello were written specially for him
• His recording of the Berio Sequenzas was rated as one of the “10 Best Recordings” of 2006 by The New York Times
Preethi de Silva:
• Director of the celebrated US early music ensemble Con Gioia
• Multi-award winner for her performances and literature
• Performed with many internationally famous musicians including Chiara Banchini, Monica Huggett, Wieland Kuijken & Martin Pearlman
“There are few of his [de Saram] generation that have such gifts" (Pablo Casals)
"de Saram is a cello phenomenon, one of the greatest cellists of our time" (Kölnische Rundshau, Germany)
“De Silva impressed us as a musician of great accomplishment and originality…” (The Daily Telegraph)
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