Bill ([log in to unmask]) writes:
>I am searching for a cellist soloist who appeals to me. Since Casals,
>I can't find one I really like. I usually use the Elgar Em concerto as
>a test, partly because I heard Casals live which brought me to tears,
>romance and the joy of melancholy. I would like to relive this in
>recordings. ...
>
>Would anyone recommend a 'passionate' cellist young enough to have recorded
>DDD modern recodings?
You might want to give Maria Kliegel a try. (It's only a Naxos!) I'm
thoroughly impressed with her recording of the Kodaly Sonata for Solo
Cello (and other Kodaly cello/piano works). While I've not heard her
Elgar E-minor Concerto, someone else has and thought highly of it:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000013SX/classicalnetA/
Hope this helps.
Bob