yan matskin
I first saw Bow to String piece performed by my local orchestra (Bjarnasson had to reorchestrate it, as the original is multitracked cellos), and had to buy the album immediately after. Bow to String is fantastic, chilling, intense. The instrumentation is used with perfection, the richness of the cello explored to great extremes. The passion of the first movement, the tango-like second movement and its rising and falling gorgeous melodies, followed by the serene final movement. Perfect.
Favorite track: Bow to String II. Blood To Bones.