Anne Müller’s
Favorite Cello Pieces

In the spirit of her spellbinding new album Heliopause (now available on Erased Tapes) and previous work alongside pianist Nils Frahm (7fingers) and violinist Alex Stolze (Solo Collective: Part One), we asked cellist Anne Müller to make us a mixtape of songs that star her chosen instrument. Care to guess who made the cut twice?

AUKAI – LA JOYA
I’m a big fan of Markus Sieber’s music.

BEN LUKAS BOYSEN – FABRIZIO
Ben Lukas Boysen’s music is so emotional.

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH – CELLO CONCERTO NO.2, 1. LARGO
One of my favorite cello concertos, sounding so rich and modern. It was written for Mstislav Rostropovich. His interpretation is the best one.

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH – CELLO CONCERTO NO. 1, 3. ALLEGRETTO
I couldn’t decide which cello concert from Shostakovich I like more, so this is the last movement of the other concert he wrote…. I guess I’m a Shostakovich fan.

NILS FRAHM – SPELLS
Long live the Loop.

NILS FRAHM + ANNE MÜLLER – LET MY KEY BE C
I think we did quite good.

ARVO PÄRT – FRATRES
There are different versions of this piece; this one is for a cello ensemble. When I was 14 years old, the 12 cellists of the Berliner Philharmonie organised a huge cello orchestra (a cellisimo grandioso) of almost 400 cellists and I was one of them. We played this arrangement.

JÓHANN SEBASTIAN BACH – SUITE FOR SOLO CELLO NO. 2 IN D MINOR, 1. PRÉLUDE
I love Bach — especially his six solo suites. Jean-Guihen Queyras plays this piece really beautifully; his sound and interpretation is very special.

AND THE GOLDEN CHOIR – MY HEAVEN IS LOST
Beautiful song; amazing voice and cello (no other strings) orchestra atmospheres.

LOCAS IN LOVE – PACKEIS
This a little treasure of German indie music — short and sweet. I love this song.

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