Artist	Song
Aarktica	Ocean [Pure Tone Audiometry; 2003]
Mahogany	Mindful Contradiction [Memory Column (Rarities); 1996-2004]
David Darling & Jan Garbarek	Cycle Two: Trio [Cycles; 1981]
Devendra Banhart	Now That I Know [Cripple Crow; 2005]
The Penguin CafT Orchestra	Prelude and Yodel [Broadcasting from Home; 1984]
Rostropovich	Johannes Brahms' Allegro Molto [Sonata for Cello & Piano No. 2 in F major, Op. 99; 1886]
Hangedup	Go Let's Go [Clatter for Control; 2005]
Rasputina	Wish You Were Here (by Pink Floyd) [The Lost & Found; 2003]
The Winks	Ice Shields [Slippers and Parasol; 2004]
Forest	Graveyard [Full Circle; 1970]
The Beatles	Eleanor Rigby [Revolver; 1966]
The Go-Betweens	Quiet Heart [16 Lovers Lane; 1988]
Rachel's	Water from the Same Source [Systems/Layers; 2003]
Iva Bittova & Bang On A Can	Elida [Elida; 2005]
Zeena Parkins	Betrayer [Mouth=Maul=Betrayer; 1996]
Yo-Yo Ma	Elgar's Cello Concerto in E Minor I. Adagio - Moderato [Originally composed; 1919]

Comment:

This is the sequel to my first compilation, and another foray into the magnificent scope of the cello. This time around I decided that there needed to be some serious classical representation, and so I narrowed it down to two tunes:

Johannes Brahms' Sonata for Cello & Piano, a famous and spectacular piece of work. I had to opt for one of the shorter pieces (time was tight on this mix), but the Allegro Molto is a particularly striking track. For more info on the whole work, see here. Rostropovich performs the actual piece, a very famous cellist in his own right, who is up there with the performer of my other selection.

Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E Minor. This is heart-wrenching. One of my favorite pieces of classical music. Info on the work here. Yo-Yo Ma, one of the world's best, is the chosen performer, and here he definitely does the job. Great stuff.

No room for Bach though, maybe next time! As for the rest, there's another good dose of pop, experimental, and whatnot. The cello strains on the second track are a little more subtle than usual, but I really couldn't resist using it - everyone needs to dig their teeth into Mahogany - one of the greatest dream-pop bands I've ever heard. There's also a nice big folkish representation this time around. Devendra Banhart, Rasputina, The Winks and Forest all bring their share to the table.

Thanks to Jenergy for the Rasputina track, and thanks to lanhamyodel for the Penguin CafT Orchestra!

Total Running Time: 1 hr 16 min

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