℗ 2022 Universal Music Operations Limited; A Decca Classics Release
Released | September 9, 2022 |
Duration | 1h 17m 11s |
Record Label | Decca Music Group |
Genre | Classical (Classical Crossover) |
1.1
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Star of the County Down (Arr. for Solo Cello)
Traditional; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Sheku Kanneh-Mason |
1:59 | |||
1.2
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Myfanwy (Arr. for Solo Cello)
Joseph Parry; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Sheku Kanneh-Mason |
3:40 | |||
1.3
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Lullaby for Kamila (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
Nigel Kennedy; Tomasz Kukurba; Jerzy Bawol; Tomasz Lato; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Harry Baker; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Harry Baker |
4:02 | |||
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1
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1.4
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2. Prelúdio (Modinha / Arr. for 5 Cellos)
Heitor Villa-Lobos; Simon Parkin; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Hannah Roberts; Ben Davies; Desmond Neysmith; Max Ruisi |
6:59 | |||
1.5
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12 Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", Op. 66
Ludwig van Beethoven; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Isata Kanneh-Mason |
9:27 | |||
Songs without Words, Op. 62
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1.6
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No. 1, Andante espressivo
Felix Mendelssohn; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Isata Kanneh-Mason |
2:00 | |||
1.7
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Song without Words, Op. 109
Felix Mendelssohn; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Isata Kanneh-Mason |
4:15 | |||
1.8
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Elégie for Soprano, Cello and Piano
Jules Massenet; Louis Marie Alexandre Gallet; Pumeza Matshikiza; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; James Baillieu |
2:58 | |||
1.9
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Chanson russe (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
Igor Stravinsky; Dimitry Markevitch; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Isata Kanneh-Mason |
3:13 | |||
1.10
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Come, Sweet Death, BWV 478 (Arr. for 5 Cellos)
Johann Sebastian Bach; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Hannah Roberts; Ben Davies; Desmond Neysmith; Max Ruisi |
3:17 | |||
Quartet for the End of Time
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1.11
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V. Louange à l'Eternité de Jésus
Olivier Messiaen; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; James Baillieu |
8:47 | |||
1.12
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Savior of the Nations, Come, BWV 659 (Arr. for 4 Cellos)
Johann Sebastian Bach; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Hannah Roberts; Ben Davies; Max Ruisi |
4:40 | |||
1.13
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Cry Me a River (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
Arthur Hamilton; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Harry Baker; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Harry Baker |
2:25 | |||
1.14
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Falling in Love Again (Arr. for 2 Cellos)
Friedrich Hollaender; Sammy Lerner; Simon Parkin; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Hannah Roberts |
4:29 | |||
1.15
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Prelude I
Edmund Finnis; Sheku Kanneh-Mason |
2:02 | |||
1.16
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Prelude II
Edmund Finnis; Sheku Kanneh-Mason |
1:30 | |||
1.17
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Prelude III
Edmund Finnis; Sheku Kanneh-Mason |
1:48 | |||
1.18
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Prelude IV
Edmund Finnis; Sheku Kanneh-Mason |
1:48 | |||
1.19
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Prelude V
Edmund Finnis; Sheku Kanneh-Mason |
1:41 | |||
1.20
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Same Boat
Zak Abel; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Zak Abel |
3:54 | |||
1.21
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I Say a Little Prayer (Arr. for Solo Cello)
Burt Bacharach; Hal David; Sheku Kanneh-Mason; Sheku Kanneh-Mason |
2:17 |
Grammy Award Nomination, 2023 – Producer Of The Year, Classical
Jonathan Allen
Song (Sheku Kanneh-Mason) (A)
“Fabulously gifted” (The Times) cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason releases his new solo album Song, celebrating his musical identity and inspirations. Song features an eclectic mix of music including folk tunes, classical works by Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Stravinsky, jazz melodies and pop songs, spanning from Bach to Bacharach and beyond. At the heart of the album is a celebration of song – and, more specifically, the singing quality of the cello. Sheku explained, “The cello has such a versatile voice and lends itself so beautifully to creating melodies, almost as if it’s singing.”
Sheku Kanneh-Mason has included some of his own arrangements including of Aretha Franklin’s ‘I Say a Little Prayer’ (written by Burt Bacharach) for solo pizzicato cello, Bach arrangements for multiple cellos, and the folk tune ‘Myfanwy’, his Welsh grandmother’s favourite song. Sheku said, “This is one of my absolute favourite melodies, and one that I’ve known for as long as I can remember. I spent a lot of my childhood in Wales with my family and particularly my Welsh Grandma, so this is for her.”
As well as performing solo Sheku is also joined by family and friends for many of the pieces on his new album Song. He improvises with jazz pianist Harry Baker on ‘Cry Me A River’, collaborates with singer-songwriter Zak Abel on their original song, ‘Same Boat’ and joins the South African soprano Pumeza Matshikiza on Massenet’s ‘Élégie’.
The album also includes the world premiere on a new work (commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music, where Sheku studied) from British composer, Edmund Finnis, who wrote the ‘Five Preludes’ especially for Sheku, and a movement from Messiaen’s moving ‘Quartet for the End of Time’.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Decca Music Group Studio Masters
Track 20 – 48 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit Track 21 – contains material which utilizes a limited amount of the available bandwidth
Track 20 – 48 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit Track 21 – contains material which utilizes a limited amount of the available bandwidth
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.22 -9.19 to -0.21 | -23.73 -31.69 to -18.42 | -20.02 -27.80 to -15.20 | 13 10 to 15 | |
1 | Star of the County Down (Arr. for Solo Cello) | -9.19 | -28.71 | -24.7 | 12 |
2 | Myfanwy (Arr. for Solo Cello) | -1.92 | -23.73 | -20.3 | 13 |
3 | Lullaby for Kamila (Arr. for Cello and Piano) | -0.62 | -19.09 | -15.2 | 10 |
4 | 2. Prelúdio (Modinha / Arr. for 5 Cellos) | -0.33 | -22.90 | -19.3 | 14 |
5 | 12 Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", Op. 66 | -0.48 | -23.19 | -19.7 | 15 |
6 | No. 1, Andante espressivo | -0.97 | -22.40 | -19.5 | 13 |
7 | Song without Words, Op. 109 | -0.55 | -21.19 | -17.8 | 12 |
8 | Elégie for Soprano, Cello and Piano | -0.30 | -21.32 | -17.5 | 12 |
9 | Chanson russe (Arr. for Cello and Piano) | -0.45 | -20.75 | -17.8 | 13 |
10 | Come, Sweet Death, BWV 478 (Arr. for 5 Cellos) | -0.73 | -22.00 | -18.7 | 12 |
11 | V. Louange à l'Eternité de Jésus | -0.27 | -24.92 | -19.3 | 15 |
12 | Savior of the Nations, Come, BWV 659 (Arr. for 4 Cellos) | -6.23 | -25.92 | -22.9 | 12 |
13 | Cry Me a River (Arr. for Cello and Piano) | -1.44 | -19.91 | -16.3 | 11 |
14 | Falling in Love Again (Arr. for 2 Cellos) | -4.27 | -26.64 | -23.0 | 14 |
15 | Prelude I | -1.18 | -24.00 | -20.8 | 14 |
16 | Prelude II | -2.56 | -25.34 | -20.6 | 12 |
17 | Prelude III | -2.93 | -26.45 | -21.8 | 14 |
18 | Prelude IV | -7.95 | -31.69 | -27.8 | 14 |
19 | Prelude V | -1.78 | -23.77 | -20.0 | 13 |
20 | Same Boat | -0.21 | -18.42 | -15.3 | 12 |
21 | I Say a Little Prayer (Arr. for Solo Cello) | -2.35 | -25.94 | -22.2 | 15 |