Britten: Cello Suites / Jakob Spahn

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Haenssler Classic
Release Date
January 15, 2021
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BRITTEN, BENJAMIN
    • PERFORMER
      Jakob Spahn
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 15, 2021
    • UPC
      881488200638
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      HC20063
    • LABEL
      Haenssler Classic
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Canto primo: Sostenuto e largamente

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    2. I. Fuga: Andante moderato

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    3. II. Lamento: Lento rubato

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    4. Canto secondo: Sostenuto

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    5. III. Serenata: Allegretto: pizzicato

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    6. IV. Marcia: Alla marcia moderato

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    7. Canto terzo: Sostenuto

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    8. V. Bordone: Moderato quasi recitativo

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    9. VI. Moto perpetuo e Canto quarto: Presto

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    10. I. Declamato: Largo

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    11. II. Fuga: Andante

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    12. III. Scherzo: Allegro molto

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    13. IV. Andante lento

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    14. V. Ciaccona: Allegro

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    15. I. Introduzione: Lento

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    16. II. Marcia: Allegro

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    17. III. Canto: Con moto

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    18. IV. Barcarola: Lento

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    19. V. Dialogo: Allegretto

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    20. VI. Fuga: Andante espressivo

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    21. VII. Recitativo: Fantastico

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    22. VIII. Moto perpetuo: Presto

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    23. IX. Passacaglia: Lento solenne

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn

    24. Tema Sacher

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Jakob Spahn


“Gift Voucher: six Suites for Slava” This note, scribbled on a paper napkin was a promise supposedly made in 1964 by Benjamin Britten to the cellist Mstislav Leopoldovich “Slava” Rostropovich. It would appear that he wanted to compose for his friend a contemporary counterpart to Bach’s Solo Suites, which for any cellist are a sort of Old Testament in the cello repertoire. Britten took Baroque dance movements as a model and formed them into modern character pieces. Both from the point of view of form and tone, they exude a kinship and affinity with Johann Sebastian Bach. The fact that he actually only composed three suites was due to Britten’s poor health and his death not long afterwards. Britten’s encounter with Mstislav Rostropovich was the motive and inspiration for his cello works: they had met in the early 1960s through Dmitry Shostakovich at a performance by Rostropovich of the Soviet composer’s First Cello Concerto. Shostakovich is said to have complained after the concert of bruised ribs because during the concert Britten had often jabbed him in the ribs out of pure enthusiasm for the music. That enthusiasm led Benjamin Britten to dedicate his cello suites to the exceptional cellist. (Jakob Spahn)