Alban Gerhardt, Alliage Quintett - Phantasy In Blue

Playful yet serious, imaginative yet true to the spirit of the originals - Alban Gerhardt and the inimitable Alliage Quintett offer a wholly new perspective on a variety of favourites drawn from the cello's established repertoire and beyond.

Critial Acclaim:

The pi�ce de la r�sistance is Malzew's arrangement of Gershwin's Rhapsody � now Phantasy� � in Blue, an inspired instrumental synthesis: raucous, sassy, percussive and truly in the spirit of the jazz age. The cello steals the clarinet's opening solo and gradually invades the piano's position. It works. Malzew hits the jackpot with a chamber version of a classic score to knock out a summer festival audience. � BBC Music Magazine (Recording 5 STARS, Performance 4 STARS)

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) Cello Concertos CDA68340 with WDR SINFONIEORCHESTER / JUKKA-PEKKA SARASTE

You want intensity, passion, drive and hard-won exaltation? You certainly get them all in this new recording........from Alban Gerhardt. BBC RECORD REVIEW

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750) The Cello Suites CDA68261-2

[Gerhardt's] playing of Bach's baroque dances commands attention for his music insight and formidable technical bravura. THE SUNDAY TIMES