In Latin Anima means soul but it is also a Jungian expression for the female element of the male. Anima forms the first part of a nameless trilogy of solo concertos which emphasizes reflective moods. In this cello concerto it is mainly the melodic aspect that is in the foreground a bitter-sweet but always gentle song for cello.

Op. 65 in G Major-This concerto by Georg Goltermann is one of the easiest of the eight solo concerts he wrote for this instrument. Drawing closely on famous predecessors such as Robert Schumann's A minor Concerto his piece captivates the listener with a rich vein of melody an expansive and elegiac slow movement and a wittily amusing Allegro presto as a finale. The publication is a revised and updated edition in which the existing Dowani recording has been augmented with a new piano reduction and the solo part has been supplied with fingering marks.