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Tavener: No Longer Mourn for Me & Other Works for Cello

7/28/2023, 5 Tracks, 1:12:00

Featuring

  • Steven Isserlis
  • Amy Norrington
  • Bartholomew LaFollette
  • Caroline Dearnley
  • Chiara Enderle Samatanga
  • David Waterman
  • Matthew Huber
  • Vashti Hunter
  • Omer Meir Wellber
  • Matthew Rose
  • Abi Sampa
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Trinity Boys Choir
  • John Tavener

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Recording & Production

The recording of this album was a personal project for cellist Steven Isserlis, who was determined to complete it after the composer Sir John Tavener's death.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Towards the end of his life, Sir John Tavener broadened his compositional influences beyond the Orthodox Church to include other religions and cultures.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Sir John Tavener, the composer, struggled with health problems after a major heart attack in 2007, which exacerbated his perennial insecurity about his compositions.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

Steven Isserlis, the acclaimed British cellist on this recording, plays the 'Marquis de Corberon' Stradivarius of 1726, on loan from the Royal Academy of Music.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The album required a large ensemble, including eight cellos, a bass-baritone, a Sufi singer, a boys' choir, an orchestra, and a conductor.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

This album features an extraordinary mixture of inspirations, ranging from Anglican Cathedral tradition and Tolstoy to Catholicism, Islam, and Shakespeare.

Source: Booklet

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