This is expressly a CD for those who enjoy a pair of cellos, beautifully played and blended together in slow lyrical tunes, with a stylish piano accompaniment. Occasionally additional instruments are added, as in Holst’s rather lovely Hymn to the Dawn for four cellos and harp, which is quite memorable. Much of the music was originally written for two voices and I have to say that this is the way I would prefer to listen to a great deal of it, preferably in a programme with many more changes of tempo. However, I especially enjoyed Greensleeves in Quilter’s version, and the beautiful cello timbre in Pergolesi’s lovely Dolorosa.Dvořák’s Autumn Lament and Schumann’s Summer Calm are also quite haunting. So with Julian Lloyd Webber at the helm, you may enjoy many more of these arrangements – particularly if the disc is dipped into. The recording is beautifully balanced and natural but the programme’s sameness of timbre and tempo to my ear tells against it.