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"What a versatile artist Steven Isserlis is. Having made his name as a sympathetic interpreter of a wide variety of romantic and modern music, here he shows he can be just as persuasive in eighteenth-century repertoire. His stylistic awareness is evident in beautiful, elegant phrasing, selective use of vibrato and varied articulation, giving an expressive range that never conflicts with the music’s natural language. In the cello concertos he is helped by an extremely sensitive accompaniment, stressing the chamber musical aspects of Haydn’s pre-London orchestral writing..." DuncanDruce, Gramophone, 8/1998

JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)
• Cello Concerto in C, H.VIIb:1
• Cello Concerto in D, H.VIIb:2
• Sinfonia Concertante in B-Flat for Violin, Cello, Oboe and Bassoon

Steven Isserlis, cello
Marieke Blankestijn, violin
Douglas Boyd, oboe
Matthew Wilkie, bassoon
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Sir Roger Norrington, conductor