[BrassEar]

Love the sound of solo cello.  Any recs?

TIA

[lcrim]

Desert Island selection.  Other performances are also fine but I know this one best.

[richidoo]

Steven Isserliss' Bach Sonatas are also excellent, winning Gramophone Editor's Choice Best Instrumental Recording. I have it and listen to it a lot.

http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=169797

This Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff Cello Sonatas CD is awesome.

[mmurt]

How about this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU5Rcu7lekY

My 15 yr old niece.

[Mike Nomad]

Janos Starker - Bach: Six Suites for Solo Cello [Mercury Living Presence SACD]

While not purely a solo recording, I'm partial to Ofra Harnoy's Trilogy CD [RCA]

[2gumby2]

Rufus Capadocia is my favorite Cello recording. Most highly recommended!
http://www.amazon.com/Songs-Cello-Rufus-Cappadocia/dp/B000K97TDW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299798983&sr=1-1

[sbrown]

If you’re asking about pieces for unaccompanied cello, the field is slim.  The only pieces I can think of are from Bach, Kodaly, Hindemith, Crumb, Wellsz and Ysaye.  Are you also asking about sonata’s and concerto’s?  if so, there a lot more to choose from.             

[roscoeiii]

Not cello, but if you like solo cello I think you will also really like Dave Holland's solo bass album Emerald Tears.

[coverto]

Benjamin Britten: Cello Suites 1 & 2 by Mstislav Rostropovich.

[jimdgoulding]

How about this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU5Rcu7lekY

My 15 yr old niece.

Very nice, mate.  How proud you must be.