This album is titled Sir! because it is dedicated to the famous Concerto for Cello and Orchestra by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar. But also because Astrig Siranossian plays Sir John Barbirolli’s cello, a magnificent instrument by Gennaro Gagliano from 1756, on loan from the Henrot Fund for the Promotion of Young French Chamber Musicians.
Barbirolli was a passionate advocate of Elgar’s music, but also of Bruch’s, whose Kol Nidrei Astrig has recorded—“one of the most beautiful works ever written for the cello,” says the cellist, who is accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of François-Xavier Roth.
Also on the program, this time with her friend Nathanaël Gouin at the piano, is the sonata by Britten, who declined the title of “Sir” but was a Lord.
Astrig Siranossian, Cello
Nathanaël Gouin, Piano
François-Xavier Roth, Conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Tracklist
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Additional information
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| SKU | ALPHA1217 |
| Qualities | DSD 128, DSD 512, DSD 64, DSD 256, DXD 24 Bit, WAV 96 kHz, FLAC 192 kHz |
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| Artists | Astrig Siranossian, Francois-Xavier Roth, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathanaël Gouin |
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| Recording Location | LSO St Luke’s, London |
| Recording Engineer | Jonathan Stokes |
| Producer | Jiri Heger |
| Release Date | August 21, 2026 |
Press reviews
The Classic Review
Her playing, caught up close by Alpha’s engineers, draws a dazzling range of colors from the 1756 Gennaro Gagliano cello. Her first statement of the main theme is silvery and lithe, while the later restatement is full-toned and impassioned. The final movement returns to a more unreserved, impassioned manner, surveying darker regions of the score that others leave unexplored. Alpha’s engineering is excellent, and it is particularly good to hear the LSO away from the acoustically challenged Barbican Hall.
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