New Music Albums: 1851 - SCHUMANN & MOSCHELES SONATAS (Steven Isserlis & Connie Shih)

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Artist:
Steven Isserlis
Connie Shih

Genre:
Classical

Total Time:
73:30

Record Label:
Hyperion

Purchase Album:
CD, Amazon Music,
Apple Music, Spotify

Release Date
January 30, 2026

Find out more about this album release after the jump.

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Product Description: "Prepare to be seduced," (Gramophone). Steven Isserlis's latest album takes inspiration from a single year: 1851, a year of invention, exhibition and creativity. Sonatas by Moscheles and Schumann (Violin Sonata No 2, specially arranged for cello by Isserlis) both date from that year. Also featuring four miniatures, including a Schumann song transcription and the famous Bach/Gounod "Ave Maria." The album centers around an 1851 Erard piano (played by Connie Shih) which won a Prize Medal at that year's Great Exhibition in London. The piano recorded here may well be one of the very instruments first showcased at the Great Exhibition Winner of 2 Gramophone Awards. Steven Isserlis CBE enjoys a global career as a cellist, author and broadcaster.

TRACK LIST:

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1 . Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 .in D Minor, Op. 121 .(Arr. Isserlis for Cello & Piano): I. Ziemlich langsam – Lebhaft Steven Isserlis, Connie Shih & Robert Schumann (12:55)

2 . Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 .in D Minor, Op. 121 .(Arr. Isserlis for Cello & Piano): II. Sehr lebhaft Steven Isserlis, Connie Shih & Robert Schumann (04:05)

3 . Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 .in D Minor, Op. 121 .(Arr. Isserlis for Cello & Piano): III. Leise, einfach Steven Isserlis, Connie Shih & Robert Schumann (05:34)

4 . Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 .in D Minor, Op. 121 .(Arr. Isserlis for Cello & Piano): IV. Bewegt Steven Isserlis, Connie Shih & Robert Schumann (10:18)

5 . avid: 5 .Salonstücke, Op. 28: No. 4, Romanze (Arr. Isserlis for Cello & Piano) Steven Isserlis & Connie Shih (03:59)

6 . Moscheles: Cello Sonata in E Major, Op. 121: I. Allegro espressivo e appassionato Steven Isserlis, Connie Shih & Ignaz Moscheles (09:21)

7 . Moscheles: Cello Sonata in E Major, Op. 121: II. Scherzo "ballabile". Allegretto quasi allegro Steven Isserlis, Connie Shih & Ignaz Moscheles (05:56)

8 . Moscheles: Cello Sonata in E Major, Op. 121: III. Ballade "in böhmische Weise". Andantino Steven Isserlis, Connie Shih & Ignaz Moscheles (06:56)

9 . Moscheles: Cello Sonata in E Major, Op. 121: IV. Allegro vivace, ma non troppo Steven Isserlis, Connie Shih & Ignaz Moscheles (07:04)

10 . Schumann: 5 .Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 127: No. 1, Sängers Trost (Arr. Isserlis for Violin & Piano) Steven Isserlis, Connie Shih & Robert Schumann (02:21)

11 . Gounod, J.S. Bach: Ave Maria, CG 89a (After Prelude in C Major, BWV 846) Steven Isserlis, Connie Shih, The Gesualdo Six, Charles Gounod & Johann Sebastian Bach (05:07)

12 .Gounod, J.S. Bach: Ave Maria, CG 89a (After Prelude in C Major, BWV 846) [Version for Cello & Piano] Steven Isserlis, Connie Shih, Charles Gounod & Johann Sebastian Bach (02:55)

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