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b. 1958 English cellist Since his London debut in 1977, Isserlis has appeared throughout the world in solo and chamber music (with Thomas Adès, Joshua Bell and others) and with orchestras of both period and modern instruments (often playing on gut strings, which create a rich and mellow tone quality). He has given first performances of works by ...

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hours, and the Requiem (2007) use elements of Catholic and Orthodox liturgy along with Qur’anic, Sufi and Hindu texts. Recommended Recording: The Protecting Veil, Thrinos, Steven Isserlis, LSO (cond) Gennady Rozhdestvensky (Virgin/Erato) Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | (Sir) Michael Tippett | Contemporary | Classical ...

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and conductor Bell took up the violin at the age of four, and at 14 made his concerto debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra. A regular chamber musician (working with Isserlis and Kissin, among others), he has recorded concerto repertory as well as film soundtracks, including the Oscar-winning score for The Red Violin (1999). In 2011 he was appointed ...

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textures and a suave, graceful melodic style; he sometimes experimented with cyclic forms, ingeniously interleaving sections of movements. Recommended Recording: Two Cello Concertos; Three Cello Sonatas, Steven Isserlis, Maggie Cole, Ostrobothnian CO (cond) Juha Kangas (Virgin/Erato) Sounds Familiar Boccherini’s Minuet The ‘Boccherini Minuet’ – an extract from one of Boccherini’s string quintets – is a very familiar ...

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restricted his concert appearances, but he continued to make recordings. He performed again in the USSR three years before his death. Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | Steven Isserlis | Contemporary | Classical ...