{"product_id":"tavener-no-longer-mourn-for-me-other-works-for-cello","title":"Tavener: No longer mourn for me","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCellist Steven Isserlis takes centre stage in this heartfelt tribute to the composer John Tavener.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnder the baton of Omer Meir Wellber, we perform three of Tavener’s most powerful works. \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMahámátar\u003c\/em\u003e, also featuring Abi Sampa and the Trinity Boys’ Choir, floats in ethereal beauty as a gentle hymn of devotion, while in\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePopule meus\u003c\/em\u003e, powerful aggressive timpani contrast with subtle moments for the solo cello and orchestra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe death of Ivan Ilyich\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an intense musical journey led by a solo bass voice, performed by Matthew Rose. Taking the listener from darkness to a ‘hard-won glimpse of light’, the piece was dedicated by Tavener to Isserlis’s late wife Pauline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFraming the works for orchestra are two of Isserlis’s own arrangements for cello octet of Tavener’s moving choral music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccite class=\"c-pull-quote__text c-pull-quote__citation\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“These are among Tavener’s most powerful works. They are magnificently performed”\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003ccite class=\"c-pull-quote__text c-pull-quote__citation\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e★★★★★\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003ccite class=\"c-pull-quote__text c-pull-quote__citation\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClassical Music\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccite class=\"c-pull-quote__text c-pull-quote__citation\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“a vibrant new contribution to the Tavener discography”\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003ccite class=\"c-pull-quote__text c-pull-quote__citation\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003ccite class=\"c-pull-quote__text c-pull-quote__citation\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGramophone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccite class=\"c-pull-quote__text c-pull-quote__citation\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“At once tough and inspiring”\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003ccite class=\"c-pull-quote__text c-pull-quote__citation\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003ccite class=\"c-pull-quote__text c-pull-quote__citation\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccite class=\"c-pull-quote__text c-pull-quote__citation\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“a moving tribute to John Tavener from one of his special champions”\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003ccite class=\"c-pull-quote__text c-pull-quote__citation\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003ccite class=\"c-pull-quote__text c-pull-quote__citation\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBBC Radio 3 Record Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"philharmonia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48059006026041,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/7810\/4633\/files\/71gHWHGwGcL._UF894_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1707497478","url":"https:\/\/shop.philharmonia.co.uk\/products\/tavener-no-longer-mourn-for-me-other-works-for-cello","provider":"Philharmonia Orchestra","version":"1.0","type":"link"}