Credits:

Elgar (1857-1934)

Description:

A collection of works from Elgar's era with selections and various arrangements by Sheku The British cellist Sheku Canay, who made a big splash worldwide in May 2018 when she performed at the royal wedding of Prince Henry & Meghan Markle, the royal wedding of the British royal family, and is now 20 years old. This is the second DECCA album by Mason. This album features Elgar's concertos plus works by Elgar's contemporaries. All the pieces were selected by cellist Sheku Canay-Mason. They are all beautiful, and most of them, from Shek's own arrangements for solo cello ("Blow, Wind, South Wind") and cello and guitar ("Scarborough Fair") to a special edition for six cellos of "Nimrod" and Krengel's "Hymn for 12 Cellos," are variously newly arranged for various stringed instruments. Many of Schek's cello colleagues and friends participate in this work, and his brother Brymer plays violin in Bloch's "Prayer". Universal Music/IMS

Tracklisting:

1.Blow the Wind Southerly
2.Enigma Variations Op.36~Nimrod
3.Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85~I. Adagio - Moderato
4.Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85~II. Lento - Allegro molto
5.Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85~III. Adagio
6.Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85~IV. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro ma non troppo - Poco piu lento - Adagio
7.Romance in D minor Op.62
8.Four Short Pieces for Violin and Piano H104~Spring Song
9.Scarborough Fair
10.Prelude B63 for string quartet
11.From Jewish Life B54~Prayer No.1
12.Elegie in C minor Op. 24
13.Hymnus Op.57 for 12 cellos