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p-- Sheku Kanneh-Mason - Song (CD ALBUM (1 DISC)) Personally curated by ShekuKanneh-Mason, ShekuKanneh-Mason's third solo album reflects the cellist's musical breadth. "Song" combines fantastic pieces from the fields of classical music, folk, jazz and pop: Sheku'sown arrangements of beautiful folk songs, including "Myfanwy"; works by J.S. Bach, which Shekuarranged for the first time for multiple cellos; improvisations on jazz melodies like the world-famous ballad "Cry me a river"; Sheku'ssolo pizzicato arrangement of Aretha Franklin's "I Say a Little Prayer"; a movement from Messiaen's moving "Quartet for the End of Time" and a new commissioned work by Edmund Finnis written especially for Sheku. The album also includes pieces for cello and piano by Beethoven and Mendelssohn, which Shekuperforms with his sister and concert partner, IsataKanneh-Mason. Besides his sister, Shekuhas collaborated with many musician friends, including jazz pianist Harry Baker, soprano PumezaMatshikiza, and singer Zak Abel, with whom Shekuco-wrote a new pop song for this album. Tracklistings: 1.Star of the County Down (Arr. for Solo Cello) 2.Myfanwy (Arr. for Solo Cello) 3.Lullaby for Kamila (Arr. for Cello and Piano) 4.Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1: 2. Prelúdio (Modinha) (Arr. for 5 Cellos) 5.Beethoven: 12 Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", Op. 66 6.Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Op. 62: No. 1, Andante espressivo 7.Mendelssohn: Song without Words, Op. 109 8.Massenet: Elégie for Soprano, Cello and Piano 9.Stravinsky: Chanson russe (Arr. for Cello and Piano) 10.J.S. Bach: Come, Sweet Death, BWV 478 (Arr. for 5 Cellos) 11.Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time: V. Louangeà l'Eternitéde Jésus 12.J.S. Bach: Savior of the Nations, Come, BWV 659 (Arr. for 4 Cellos) 13.Cry Me a River (Arr. for Cello and Piano) 14.Falling in Love Again (Arr. for 2 Cellos) 15.Finnis: Prelude I 16.Finnis: Prelude II 17.Finnis: Prelude III 18.Finnis: Prelude IV 19.Finnis: Prelude V 20.Same Boat 21.I Say a Little Prayer (Arr. for Solo Cello)
