尽管年纪轻轻，瑞典中提琴家Ellen Nisbeth已经获得了瑞典以及国外的广泛赞誉，而且是2017/2018赛季由欧洲音乐厅组织（ECHO）选出的新星之一。她之前在伦敦皇家音乐学院学习，来自一个苏格兰裔家庭，钟情于苏格兰风光，以及苏格兰作曲家Robert Louis Stevenson。
本张个人首专收录的都是英国音乐，包括几支她自己对Vaughan William《旅行之歌》的演绎，并以其中一首歌曲Let Beauty Awake命名了这张专辑。Nisbeth还与知名钢琴家Bengt Forsberg一起演奏了1919年由Rebecca Clarke创作的中提琴奏鸣曲。这是一首在中提琴界广为流产的曲子，非常值得广大听众的关注。本专辑的主打曲目是20世纪英国作曲家本杰明・布里顿的《第三大提琴组曲》，由Nisbeth自己，改编在中提琴上演绎出来。这首曲子本是为大提琴家罗斯特洛波维奇而作，采用了一个俄罗斯的主题，但直到乐终才把它完整呈现。布里顿在为中提琴和钢琴而写的《泪泉》中使用了同样的方法，将英国文艺复兴晚期作曲家约翰・道兰的歌曲If My Complaints Could Passions Move在尾声处全曲演绎了一遍。
◆专辑目录：
曲目
时长/大小
Songs of Travel: No. 1. The Vagabond (arr. by E. Nisbeth for viola and piano)
00:03:01
52M
Romance for Viola and Piano
00:06:29
111M
Songs of Travel: No. 2. Let Beauty Awake (arr. by E. Nisbeth for viola and piano)
00:01:47
30M
Viola Sonata I. Impetuoso: Poco agitato
00:08:10
140M
Viola Sonata II. Vivace
00:03:39
61M
Viola Sonata III. Adagio - Allegro
00:11:35
197M
Songs of Travel: No. 3. The Roadside Fire (arr. by E. Nisbeth for viola and piano)
00:02:02
36M
Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 (arr. E. Nisbeth for viola and piano) I. Introduzione: Lento
00:02:30
40M
Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 (arr. E. Nisbeth for viola and piano) II. Marcia: Allegro
00:01:39
27M
Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 (arr. E. Nisbeth for viola and piano) III. Canto: Con moto
00:01:22
23M
Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 (arr. E. Nisbeth for viola and piano) IV. Barcarola: Lento
00:01:44
29M
Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 (arr. E. Nisbeth for viola and piano) V. Dialogo: Allegretto
00:01:40
27M
Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 (arr. E. Nisbeth for viola and piano) VI. Fuga: Andante espressivo
00:02:32
45M
Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 (arr. E. Nisbeth for viola and piano) VII. Recitativo: Fantastico
00:01:20
21M
Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 (arr. E. Nisbeth for viola and piano) VIII. Moto perpetuo: Presto
00:00:52
14M
Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87 (arr. E. Nisbeth for viola and piano) IX. Passacaglia: Mournful Song - Autumn - Street Song - Grant repose together with the saints
00:08:15
143M
Songs of Travel: No. 4. Youth and Love (arr. by E. Nisbeth for viola and piano)
00:03:28
59M
Lachrymae, Op. 48, "Reflections on a Song of John Dowland"
00:13:55
228M
Songs of Travel: No. 6. The Infinite Shining Heavens (arr. by E. Nisbeth for viola and piano)
