I've just now been listening to the podcast of "Building a Library" from BBC Radio 3. This goes out every week and is imho essential listening for those interested in classical music.
 
Anyway in this one they explore recordings of Faure’s Cello Sonata no.2 in G minor.
 
The recording they like best is in this CD:
 
Lieux Retrouves 
FAURE: Cello Sonata No 2 in G minor Op 117 
c/w LISZT: Romance oubliee S132; Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth S382; Die Trauergondel ‘La lugubre gondola’ S134 
JANACEK: Pohadka ‘A Tale’ 
KURTAG: For Steven - Im Memoriam Pauline Mara; Pilinszky Janos - Gerard de Nerval; Schatten; Gyorgy Kroo in memoriam 
ADES: Lieux retrouves 
Steven Isserlis (cello), Thomas Ades (piano) 
HYPERION CDA67948 (CD)
 
I just copied and pasted all that info from the BBC website.
 
I'm going to buy this CD myself now because it really is truly beautiful judging by what I heard on "Building a Library".
 
 
 
 
 

Jack Bruce's Cello playing in "As You Said" on Cream's Wheels of Fire studio album is the main reason I like to listen to that cut.

Here's something wonderful for cello love.
 
 

 
 
I'm listening to it now.
 

Oops! duplicated post.
 
 

Here's another one which some very interesting cello.
 
I bought it today in fact and I'm listening to it now.
 
I heard one piece from it on BBC Radio three which sounded great, and initial impressions for the whole CD are very good.
 
Steven Isserlis (cello); Thomas Adès (piano)
 
Lieux Retrouvés
 
 

 
Thomas Demenga - Toshio Hosokawa/J.S. Bach/Isang Yun

Janos Starker has passed on... (1924-2013)

silent one said:

Janos Starker has passed on... (1924-2013)

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So sad to learn of this.

http://www.amazon.com/Spectrum-Sky-Break-Reality/dp/B0020LSW84
 
Cello like you've never heard.

 
Also Anner Bylsma's Bach suites (the one played on the Stradivarius Servais) are very, very impressive

Grrf, wrong thread if anyone spotted this pre-edit. I'll post more in here, but I will say that my two fave cellists currently are Anne Gastinel and Alexander Chaushian.

Will make sure I look in on the two of them and expand my horizons... thanks. 

 
Unfortunately Leonard Rose is not well known anymore..

My recommendation bellow, I bet you'll love it. I just adore Yo-Yo Ma's works, but Goat Rodeo Sessions is a masterpiece.
 
 
 

nimnul said:

My recommendation bellow, I bet you'll love it. I just adore Yo-Yo Ma's works, but Goat Rodeo Sessions is a masterpiece.

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