On Children’s Cello, the outstanding 2006 Bis label release, Steven Isserlis (cello) & Stephen Hough (piano) play pieces for cello students of all ages.

Upon its initial release Children’s Cello received glowing reviews & has since become much admired by students of the cello & other interested listeners. Isserlis & Hough are masters of their instruments & the joy they had in putting together the recording for the album shines through in these works.

The programme ranges progressively from Ludwig Lebell’s Berceuse, which only employs open strings, to Cassado’s Requiebros, something holding real challenges for the young cellist – and for the fast-aging one…

It’s not only the level of technical difficulties that varies: the styles are almost as many as the pieces!

The CD also features a bonus in the form of actor Simon Callow narrating a ghost story with a twist over the sound effects of Isserlis’ The Haunted House, making the CD a truly special experience.

The CD is packaged in a slipcase designed by Sara Fanelli, a graphic artist & illustrator of children’s books.