Suites for Solo Cello

Album by Benjamin Britten & Philip Higham

Suites for Solo Cello is a set of works for solo cello by the English composer Benjamin Britten, composed in 1964. The music reworks Baroque suite structures with twentieth-century harmonic language and cello-specific techniques, pairing lyrical passages with rhythmic drive and technical challenges, and it sits within Britten's mid-career exploration of chamber and solo forms.
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  1. 1.
    Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: I. Canto primo. Sostenuto e largamente
    2:22
  2. 2.
    Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: II. Fuga. Andante moderato
    4:00
  3. 3.
    Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: III. Lamento. Lento rubato
    2:29
  4. 4.
    Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: IV. Canto secondo. Sostenuto
    1:10
  5. 5.
    Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: V. Serenata. Allegretto. Pizzicato
    2:16
  6. 6.
    Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: VI. Marcia. Alla marcia moderato
    3:27
  7. 7.
    Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: VII. Canto terzo. Sostenuto
    2:14
  8. 8.
    Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: VIII. Bordone. Moderato quasi recitativo
    3:01
  9. 9.
    Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: IX. Moto perpetuo e Canto quarto. Presto
    3:26
  10. 10.
    Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: I. Declamato. Largo
    3:26
  11. 11.
    Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: II. Fuga. Andante
    4:38
  12. 12.
    Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
    1:53
  13. 13.
    Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: IV. Andante lento
    5:42
  14. 14.
    Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: V. Ciaccona. Allegro
    6:32
  15. 15.
    Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: I. Introduzione. Lento
    2:10
  16. 16.
    Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: II. Marcia. Allegro
    1:43
  17. 17.
    Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: III. Canto. Con moto
    1:02
  18. 18.
    Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: IV. Barcarola. Lento
    1:44
  19. 19.
    Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: V. Dialogo. Allegretto
    1:23
  20. 20.
    Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: VI. Fuga. Andante espressivo
    2:49
  21. 21.
    Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: VII. Recitativo. Fantastico
    1:36
  22. 22.
    Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: VIII. Moto perpetuo. Presto
    0:56
  23. 23.
    Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: IX. Passacaglia. Lento solenne
    8:56

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