Lionel Handy - British Cello Works, Vol. 2 (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

A follow up to the British Cello Works project. This release features the works of Ethel Smyth, Frederick Delius, Armstrong Gibbs, and Benjamin Britten performed by Cellist Lionel Handy and Pianist Jennifer Walsh (née Hughes).

In her A minor Sonata, Op.5 Ethel Smyth favours expressivity over virtuosity, emphasising the cello’s warm and lyrical tone. The piano enjoys a key role in all three movements and is often invited to present the chief subject matter rather than merely playing a supporting role accompanying the cello line.

The Cello Sonata is one of Delius’s most satisfying chamber works and is distinguished by the expressive power both instruments enter at the same time, the cello unfolding a songlike, long-limbed line, while the piano presents the main idea. A second key theme, introduced by the cello over the piano’s rippling, arpeggiated chords, is more forthright and sharply defined.

TRACKLIST

1. Lionel Handy - I. Allegro moderato
2. Lionel Handy - II. Adagio non troppo
3. Lionel Handy - III. Allegro vivace e grazioso
4. Lionel Handy - Cello Sonata, RT VIII/7
5. Lionel Handy - I. Allegro moderato
6. Lionel Handy - II. Lento, molto cantabile "Resting"
7. Lionel Handy - III. Broadly
8. Lionel Handy - I. Dialogo. Allegro
9. Lionel Handy - II. Scherzo pizzicato. Allegretto
10. Lionel Handy - III. Elegia. Lento
11. Lionel Handy - IV. Marcia. Energico
12. Lionel Handy - V. Moto Perpetuo. Presto



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