Bridge/Elgar/Ireland: English Cello Works
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FRANK BRIDGE / SIR EDWARD ELGAR / JOHN IRELAND
Bridge/Elgar/Ireland: English Cello Works
Andreas Brantelid (cello), Bengt Forsberg (piano) / The Royal Danish Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård
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Release Date: Friday 27 February 2026
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Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor is a cornerstone of the cello repertoire, a product of the composer's summer seclusion in the English countryside in 1919. A masterpiece of moods, it encompasses the world-weary and poignant but also the quicksilver and passionate. Two other cello works written at around the same time proved pivotal in their composers' careers. John Ireland's Cello Sonata in G minor fuses brooding, terse muscularity with lyricism and bravura, while Frank Bridge's two-movement Cello Sonata in D minor reflects pre-War Romanticism coupled with wartime melancholy and defiance.
"Three British works with less than 10 years between them… reveals a glimmer of defiance. Rich tone and immaculate precision from Brantelid, plus finely judged accompaniment from the orchestra and pianist Bengt Forsberg." BBC Music
"A memorable and highly personal take on the Elgar Concerto… Brantelid skilfully paints the mood behind the notes… the climax of the third movement, so reminiscent of Debussy's Cello Sonata, is played with noble passion" Strad
Tracks:
Sir Edward ELGAR (1857-1934)
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 (1919)
1 I. Adagio - Moderato
2 II. Lento - Allegro molto
3 III. Adagio
4 IV. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro, ma non troppo -
Poco più lento - Adagio
John IRELAND (1879-1962)
Cello Sonata in G minor (1923)
5 I. Moderato e sostenuto
6 II. Poco largamente - Quasi recitativo -
7 III. Con moto e marcato
Frank BRIDGE (1879-1941)
Cello Sonata in D minor, H125 (1913-17)
8 I. Allegro ben moderato
9 II. Adagio ma non troppo - Molto allegro e agitato -
Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro moderato
Sir Edward ELGAR
10 Salut d'amour, Op. 12 (1888)
