Tracklisting

Barber: Cello Sonata in C minor, Op. 6
1. I. Allegro ma non troppo
2. II. Adagio – Presto
3. III. Allegro appassionato

4. Barber: There’s Nae Lark
5. Barber: A Slumber Song of the Madonna
6. Barber: With rue my heart is laden, Op. 2 No. 2
7. Barber: Sure on this shining night, Op. 13 No. 3
8. Rachmaninov: It cannot be! Op. 34 No. 7
9. Rachmaninov: How fair this spot, Op. 21 No. 7
10. Rachmaninov: The Muse, Op. 34 No. 1

Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
11. I. Lento – Allegro moderato
12. II. Allegro scherzando
13. III. Andante
14. IV. Allegro mosso

 

Muse, the new album from Sheku & Isata Kanneh-Mason

Out 5 November

Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason have performed together all over the world. Now they present an impassioned programme of Barber & Rachmaninov, Including each composer’s Cello Sonata and a selection of beautiful songs transcribed for cello. The siblings have performed the sonatas in many concert halls, and had prepared this specific programme for a tour when the pandemic hit. Instead they turned to the recording studio to share their music

Muse is a celebration of the musical connection they share, having played together for as long as they can remember.

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Summertime

Isata Kanneh-Mason

Decca, 2021

Tracklisting

1. Wild: Summertime (from Grand Fantasy on Porgy & Bess)
2. Wild: I Got Rhythm (Gershwin) – from Seven Virtuoso Etudes
3. Barber: Nocturne, Op. 33

Barber: Piano Sonata, Op. 26
4. I. Allegro energico
5. II. Allegro vivace e leggero
6. III. Adagio mesto
7. IV. Fuga. Allegro con spirito

8. Gershwin: The Man I Love

Gershwin: Preludes (3)
9. 1. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
10. 2. Andante con moto e poco rubato
11. 3. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso

12. Beach, A: By the Still Waters, Op. 114
13. Copland: Scherzo humoristique: Le chat et la souris (The Cat and the Mouse)
14. Coleridge-Taylor: Impromptu No. 2 in B minor
15. Coleridge-Taylor: Deep River
16. Coleridge-Taylor: The Bamboula
17. Coleridge-Taylor: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

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Carnival - Deluxe Edition

The Kanneh-Mason Family

Decca, 2020

Tracklisting

Saint-Saëns; The Carnival of the Animals

  1. Preamble
  2. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion (Poem)
  3. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
  4. Hens and Roosters Poem
  5. Hens and Roosters
  6. Wild Donkeys Swift Animals (or Make What You Like of That) (Poem)
  7. Wild Donkeys Swift Animals
  8. Tortoises (Poem)
  9. Tortoises
  10. The Elephant (Poem)
  11. The Elephant
  12. Kangaroos (Poem)
  13. Kangaroos
  14. Aquarium (or I Have a Friend) (Poem)
  15. Aquarium
  16. Characters with Long Ears (Poem)
  17. Characters with Long Ears
  18. The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods (Poem)
  19. The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
  20. Aviary (Poem)
  21. Aviary
  22. Pianists (or Who Sings Best in the Bath) (Poem)
  23. Pianists
  24. Fossils (or Doing the Brontosaurus) (Poem)
  25. Fossils
  26. The Swan (Poem)
  27. The Swan
  28. Finale (Poem)
  29. Finale

 

  1. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suites, Op. 71a – Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (arr. Langer)
  2. Grandpa Christmas: Every Year at Christmas (Poem)
  3. Bartók: 44 Duos for Two Violins – Maypole Dance
  4. Grandpa Christmas: To My Little Granddaughter Mia (Poem)
  5. Bartók: 44 Duos for Two Violins – Mosquito Dance
  6. Grandpa Christmas: I Sat There Watching You… (Poem)
  7. Grieg: Lyric Pieces III, Op. 43 – 4. Little Bird
  8. Grandpa Christmas: Just to See You Digging There (Poem)
  9. Rachmaninov: Tale of Tsar Saltan (arr. Rachmaninov) – The Flight of the Bumble-Bee
  10. Grandpa Christmas: If I Have Learnt One Thing… (Poem)
  11. Sea Murmurs (Arr. Heifetz)
  12. Grandpa Christmas: I Wish for You a World Where the Elephant and the Lion (Poem)
  13. Bartók: 44 Duos for Two Violins – Maypole Dance
  14. Grandpa Christmas: When the Reading is Over (Poem)
  15. Whitacre: The Seal Lullaby (arr. Parkin)
  16. Marley: Redemption Song (arr. Kanneh-Mason)
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Carnival

The Kanneh-Mason Family

Decca, 2020

Tracklisting

Saint-Saëns; The Carnival of the Animals

  1. Preamble
  2. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion (Poem)
  3. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
  4. Hens and Roosters Poem
  5. Hens and Roosters
  6. Wild Donkeys Swift Animals (or Make What You Like of That) (Poem)
  7. Wild Donkeys Swift Animals
  8. Tortoises (Poem)
  9. Tortoises
  10. The Elephant (Poem)
  11. The Elephant
  12. Kangaroos (Poem)
  13. Kangaroos
  14. Aquarium (or I Have a Friend) (Poem)
  15. Aquarium
  16. Characters with Long Ears (Poem)
  17. Characters with Long Ears
  18. The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods (Poem)
  19. The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
  20. Aviary (Poem)
  21. Aviary
  22. Pianists (or Who Sings Best in the Bath) (Poem)
  23. Pianists
  24. Fossils (or Doing the Brontosaurus) (Poem)
  25. Fossils
  26. The Swan (Poem)
  27. The Swan
  28. Finale (Poem)
  29. Finale

 

  1. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suites, Op. 71a – Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (arr. Langer)
  2. Grandpa Christmas: Every Year at Christmas (Poem)
  3. Bartók: 44 Duos for Two Violins – Maypole Dance
  4. Grandpa Christmas: To My Little Granddaughter Mia (Poem)
  5. Bartók: 44 Duos for Two Violins – Mosquito Dance
  6. Grandpa Christmas: I Sat There Watching You… (Poem)
  7. Grieg: Lyric Pieces III, Op. 43 – 4. Little Bird
  8. Grandpa Christmas: Just to See You Digging There (Poem)
  9. Rachmaninov: Tale of Tsar Saltan (arr. Rachmaninov) – The Flight of the Bumble-Bee
  10. Grandpa Christmas: If I Have Learnt One Thing… (Poem)
  11. Sea Murmurs (Arr. Heifetz)
  12. Grandpa Christmas: I Wish for You a World Where the Elephant and the Lion (Poem)
  13. Bartók: 44 Duos for Two Violins – Maypole Dance
  14. Grandpa Christmas: When the Reading is Over (Poem)
  15. Whitacre: The Seal Lullaby (arr. Parkin)
  16. Marley: Redemption Song (arr. Kanneh-Mason)
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Elgar

Sheku Kanneh-Mason
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor

Decca, 2020

Tracklisting
1. trad.: Blow the Wind Southerly
2. Elgar: Nimrod (from Enigma Variations)

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
3. 1. Adagio – Moderato
4. 2. Lento – Allegro molto
5. 3. Adagio
6. 4. Allegro

7. Elgar: Romance, Op. 62
8. Bridge: 4 Short Pieces – 2. Spring Song (Arr. Parkin)
9. trad.: Scarborough Fair
10. Bloch, E: Prélude, B.63
11. Bloch, E: Prayer (From Jewish Life)
12. Fauré: Élégie in C minor, Op. 24
13. Klengel: Hymnus for 12 Cellos, Op. 57

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Romance

Isata Kanneh-Mason

Decca, 2019

Tracklisting

Schumann, Clara: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7
1. 1. Allegro maestoso
2. 2. Romance: Andante non troppo con grazia
3. 3. Allegro non troppo

Schumann, Clara: Romances (3), Op. 11
4. 1. Andante
5. 2. Andante – Allegro passionato
6. 3. Moderato

Schumann, Clara: Deuxieme Scherzo, Op. 14

Schumann, Clara: Romances (3), Op. 22
7. 1. Andante molto
8. 2. Allegretto
9. 3. Leidenschaftlich schnell

10. Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25 – 1. Widmung (Arr. Clara Schumann)
11. Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39 – 5. Mondnacht (Arr. Clara Schumann)

Schumann, Clara: Piano Sonata in G minor
12. 1. Allegro
13. 2. Adagio
14. 3. Scherzo
15. 4. Rondo

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Inspiration

Sheku Kanneh-Mason
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor

Decca, 2018

Tracklisting

1. Hadar: Evening of Roses (Arr. Hodge for Cello, Clarinet & Ensemble)
2. Saint-Saëns: Le Cygne (from Le carnaval des animaux)
3. Casals: El Cant dels Ocells (Song of the birds)
4. Shostakovich: Nocturne for Cello and Orchestra (from The Gadfly)

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
5. 1. Allegretto
6. 2. Moderato
7. 3. Cadenza
8. 4. Allegro con moto

9. Offenbach: Harmonies des bois, Op. 76 – 2. Jacqueline’s Tears (Arr. Cello & Orchestra)
10. Casals: Sardana
11. Marley: No Woman, No Cry
12. Cohen, L: Hallelujah

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