The Three Cello Suites

Album by Benjamin Britten & Timothy Hugh

The Three Suites for Solo Cello is a set of three suites for solo cello by English composer Benjamin Britten, composed in 1964. The music combines modernist harmonies, rhythmic vitality and extended cello techniques within a broadly neoclassical framework, and the works occupy an important place in Britten's later output and in the 20th-century solo-cello repertoire.
First released: April 1988

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: Canto primo. Sostenuto e largamente
    2:25
  2. 2.
    Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: I. Fuga. Andante moderato
    4:07
  3. 3.
    Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: II. Lamento. Lento rubato
    2:39
  4. 4.
    Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: Canto secondo. Sostenuto
    1:21
  5. 5.
    Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: III. Serenata. Allegretto (Pizzicato)
    2:15
  6. 6.
    Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: IV. Marcia. Alla marcia moderato
    3:33
  7. 7.
    Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: Canto terzo. Sostenuto
    2:15
  8. 8.
    Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: V. Bordone. Moderato quasi recitativo
    2:35
  9. 9.
    Cello Suite no. 1, op. 72: VI. Moto perpetuo e Canto quarto. Presto
    3:18
  10. 10.
    Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: I. Declamato. Largo
    3:16
  11. 11.
    Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: II. Fuga. Andante
    3:50
  12. 12.
    Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
    2:02
  13. 13.
    Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: IV. Andante lento
    4:59
  14. 14.
    Cello Suite no. 2, op. 80: V. Ciaccona. Allegro
    7:25
  15. 15.
    Cello Suite no. 3, op. 87: I. Introduzione. Lento
    2:17
  16. 16.
    Cello Suite no. 3, op. 87: II. Marcia. Allegro
    1:45
  17. 17.
    Cello Suite no. 3, op. 87: III. Canto. Con moto
    1:19
  18. 18.
    Cello Suite no. 3, op. 87: IV. Barcarola. Lento
    1:22
  19. 19.
    Cello Suite no. 3, op. 87: V. Dialogo. Allegretto
    1:30
  20. 20.
    Cello Suite no. 3, op. 87: VI. Fuga. Andante espressivo
    2:39
  21. 21.
    Cello Suite no. 3, op. 87: VII. Recitativo. Fantastico
    1:16
  22. 22.
    Cello Suite no. 3, op. 87: VIII. Moto perpetuo. Presto
    1:02
  23. 23.
    Cello Suite no. 3, op. 87: IX. Passacaglia. Lento solenne
    8:25

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