Bax, Ligeti, Dallapiccola & Cassadó: Works for Solo Cello

Featuring

Rohan de Saram
Sir Arnold Bax
György Ligeti
Luigi Dallapiccola
Gaspar Cassadó

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Performer Biography

Pablo Casals, a renowned cellist, said of Rohan de Saram: 'There are few of his generation that have such gifts.'

Performer Biography

Luciano Berio, an Italian composer, wrote his Sequenza XIV for Rohan de Saram, incorporating rhythms of the Kandyan drum from Sri Lanka, which de Saram played since childhood.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded at Monkswood Studios in Waltham Abbey, Essex, on April 28-29, 2015, using 24-bit, 96kHz hi-resolution recording.

Performer Biography

Rohan de Saram is a significant interpreter of contemporary music, having worked personally with composers like Iannis Xenakis, György Ligeti, and Luciano Berio.

Performer Biography

Rohan de Saram, the cellist on this album, began studying cello at age nine in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and later with Gaspar Cassadó in Italy.

Composition History

Only one of the four composers on this album was a practicing cellist, yet the others pushed the instrument's technical limits through close contact with leading cellists.