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Acclaimed worldwide for his profound musicianship and technical mastery, British cellist Steven Isserlis enjoys a uniquely varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, educator, author and broadcaster. He appears with the world's leading orchestras and conductors and gives recitals in major musical centers. Steven's wide-ranging discography includes J.S. Bach's complete solo cello suites (Gramophone's Instrumental Album of the Year), Beethoven's complete works for cello and piano, concertos by C.P.E. Bach and Haydn, the Elgar and Walton concertos, and the Brahms double concerto with Joshua Bell and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. Steven's honors and awards include a CBE for services to music, the Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau, the Piatigorsky Prize and Maestro Foundation Genius Grant in the US, the Glashutte Award in Germany, the Gold Medal awarded by the Armenian Ministry of Culture, and the Wigmore Medal. This 3-LP set is pressed on 180g vinyl.
