As he explains in his liner notes for this CD, Lynn Harrell uses the voice as his point of departure for this collection of encores. They are largely reflective pieces with a bit of fun such as the unfairly forgotten Glazunov ‘Spanish Serenade’ thrown in for good measure. And this once popular disc now makes a return to the catalogue, at budget price.
GABRIEL FAURÉ (arr. Milton Katims): Après un rêve
MARIA THERESIA VON PARADIS: Sicilienne
GABRIEL FAURÉ: Sicilienne, Op.78
CLAUADE DEBUSSY (transc. Alexander Gretchaninoff): Beau soir
MAURICE RAVEL: Pièce en forme de habanera
HENRI DUPARC: Phidylé
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS: The Swan (Carnival of the Animals)
MANUEL DE FALLA: Nana (Suite populaire Espagnole)
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV: Spanish Serenade
GRANADOS: Intermezzo (Goyescas)
FRANZ SCHUBERT (arr. L. Schulz): Moment musical in F minor, D.780 No.3
FRANZ SCHUBERT: An die Musik D.547
FRANZ SCHUBERT: Nacht und Träume, D.827
ROBERT SCHUMANN: Träumerei (Kinderszenen, Op. 15)
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL: Where’er you walk (Semele)
ARTHUR SULLIVAN: An Idyll
EDWARD ELGAR: Salut d’amour, Op. 12
PAUL JOSEPH GUILLAUME HILLEMACHER: Gavotte tendre
FREDERIC CHOPIN (arr. Piatigorsky): Nocturne in C sharp minor, op. posth.
ALFREDO CATALANI (arr. Vladimir Cosma): Ebben? … Ne andrò lontana (La Wally)
RENTARO TAKI: Kojo no tsuki (The Moon on the Ruined Castle)
ERNEST BLOCH: Prayer (From Jewish Life – No. 1)
Lynn Harrell, cello
Bruno Canino, piano
‘In its field, a total winner’ Gramophone
‘an entertaining and beautifully played programme in fine sound’
2MBS Fine Music