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.Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: I. Canto primo. Sostenuto e largamente2:22
- 2.Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: II. Fuga. Andante moderato4:00
- 3.Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: III. Lamento. Lento rubato2:29
- 4.Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: IV. Canto secondo. Sostenuto1:10
- 5.Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: V. Serenata. Allegretto. Pizzicato2:16
- 6.Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: VI. Marcia. Alla marcia moderato3:27
- 7.Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: VII. Canto terzo. Sostenuto2:14
- 8.Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: VIII. Bordone. Moderato quasi recitativo3:01
- 9.Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: IX. Moto perpetuo e Canto quarto. Presto3:26
- 10.Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: I. Declamato. Largo3:26
- 11.Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: II. Fuga. Andante4:38
- 12.Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto1:53
- 13.Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: IV. Andante lento5:42
- 14.Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: V. Ciaccona. Allegro6:32
- 15.Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: I. Introduzione. Lento2:10
- 16.Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: II. Marcia. Allegro1:43
- 17.Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: III. Canto. Con moto1:02
- 18.Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: IV. Barcarola. Lento1:44
- 19.Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: V. Dialogo. Allegretto1:23
- 20.Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: VI. Fuga. Andante espressivo2:49
- 21.Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: VII. Recitativo. Fantastico1:36
- 22.Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: VIII. Moto perpetuo. Presto0:56
- 23.Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: IX. Passacaglia. Lento solenne8:56













