Astrig Siranossian, Nathanaël Gouin, London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth - Sir! (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato
02. Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: II. Lento - Allegro molto
03. Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio
04. Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: IV. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro, ma non troppo - Poco più lento - Adagio
05. Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65: I. Dialogo
06. Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65: II. Scherzo - Pizzicato
07. Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65: III. Elegia
08. Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65: IV. Marcia
09. Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65: V. Moto perpetuo
10. Kol nidrei, Op. 47
11. Salut d'amour, Op. 12 (Version for Cello and Piano)

This album is titled “Sir!” because it is dedicated to the famous Concerto for Cello and Orchestra by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar. But also because Astrig Siranossian plays Sir John Barbirolli’s cello, a magnificent instrument by Gennaro Gagliano from 1756, on loan from the Henrot Fund for the Promotion of Young French Chamber Musicians. Barbirolli was a passionate advocate of Elgar’s music, but also of Bruch’s, whose Kol Nidrei Astrig has recorded—“one of the most beautiful works ever written for the cello,” says the cellist, who is accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of François-Xavier Roth. Also on the programme, this time with her friend Nathanaël Gouin at the piano, is the sonata by Britten, who declined the title of “Sir” but was a Lord…