Sophisticated and entirely unique, Shauna Rolston is an international cello superstar with an extraordinary ability to touch the deepest parts of the soul with an unmatchable combination of musicianship, passion and technique. Keri-Lynn Wilson is one of the most sought-after opera and symphony conductors in North America and Europe. Claude Kenneson, who has enjoyed an international career as musician, composer, author and pedagogue, transcribed and composed the featured music in this collection especially for Shauna, his former pupil. Shauna brings her incomparable artistry together with an ensemble of twelve cellists under the direction of Keri-Lynn Wilson in this exceptional recording of classical favourites.
Whether it is the celebrated Adagietto from Gustav Mahlers Fifth Symphony, his most frequently performed work, or Manuel De Fallas beautifully contrasting Suite populaire espagnole and Massenets graceful and immensely popular Méditation from his opera Thaïs, the listener will be swept away and captured by the warmth and richness of these arrangements. David Poppers Hungarian Rhapsody alternates melancholic and highly embellished gypsy melodies with amazing pyrotechnics by Shauna, while Claude Kennesons Dreamscape, (written for Shauna) provides a provocative contemporary landscape, and draws inspiration in part from Beethovens String Quartet Opus 133.
Sit back in expectation of something that you will never forget. Indulge yourself in these beautiful, breathtaking and engaging performances.
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