Raphael Wallfisch, the cellist on this recording, won the Gaspar Cassadó International Cello Competition in Florence at the age of twenty-four.
Composition History
The work Alleluia Pascha Nostrum, Leighton's final work for solo cello and piano, was commissioned by the cellist Raphael Wallfisch and pianist Richard Markham.
Performer Biography
Raphael Terroni, the pianist, was Head of Piano at the London College of Music and Media for fifteen years.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Leighton's musical language in his early works, such as the Elegy, was rooted in the pastoral qualities of early 20th-century English music, influenced by composers like Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gerald Finzi.
Performer Biography
Raphael Wallfisch has recorded a wide range of British cello music and has collaborated with many leading British composers who have written works specifically for him.
Composer Biography
Kenneth Leighton, the composer, began writing for solo cello as a twenty-year-old student at The Queen's College, Oxford.
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