Sol Gabetta - Prayer (2014)

In every regard this is an outstanding CD. The recording quality is impressively clear yet warm, the orchestral playing well-boned and incisive, and the repertoire extremely varied. Sol Gabetta shines at every turn. Her technical command is absolute – as a pupil of Monighetti and Geringas, the legacy of Rostropovich seems firmly in place. More importantly, her nuance on shaping phrases is tasteful and expressive, and her sense of line always follows for a forward impetus in the music. Her impassioned playing of Respighi Adagio con variazioni fully exploits the music’s lyrical aspects, while Dvorak’s Waldesruhe is particularly evocative, and she brings a sense of rustic verve to the same composer’s Rondo, again delivered with impeccable assurance.

TRACKLIST

01. From Jewish Life I. Prayer
02. From Jewish Life Ii. Supplication
03. From Jewish Life Iii. Jewish Song
04. Baal Shem Ii. Nigun
05. Meditation Hebraique
06. From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op. 79 Iii. Lullaby (Arr. For Cello And String Orchestra)
07. V. A Warning (Arr. For Cello And String Orchestra)
08. From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op. 79 Vii. The Song Of Misery (Arr. For Cello And String Orchestra)
09. X. The Young Girl's Song (Arr. For Cello And String Orchestra)
10. Schelomo
11. Song Of The Birds