composed his cello music for the great Russian cellist . Rostropovich's personality has obviously left a mark on the interpretation of these works. Unfortunately he only recorded the first two of the three Cello suites. Cellist did not want to listen to these recordings when preparing this DVD recording (interview and concert). Yet Jamie Walton also searches for the emotional depths in this music,
… undoubtedly also inspired by the beautiful interior of the Holy Trinity Church in Blythburgh. In such a beautiful environment you could almost feel Britten's presence, he liked to conduct here because of the acoustics. Interestingly enough, one of the involved staff members of the recording team claimed to have indeed sensed the presence of Britons, but that aside. (HJ)more
