Julian Lloyd Webber performed on the 'Barjansky' Stradivarius cello, crafted around 1690.
The English Chamber Orchestra is the most recorded chamber orchestra globally and has performed in more countries than any other orchestra.
Howard Goodall's 'And the Bridge is Love' was commissioned by the Chipping Campden Festival and written in memory of a teenage cellist, Hannah Ryan.
Julian Lloyd Webber, a leading musician, has premiered over fifty works for cello and inspired new compositions from diverse composers.
This recording marks Julian Lloyd Webber's first time conducting and his final recording as a cellist.
The album title, 'And the Bridge is Love', is a quotation from Thornton Wilder's 1928 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, 'The Bridge of San Luis Rey'.
