Track Listing
1. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: Prelude
2. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: Allemande
3. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: Courante
4. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: Sarabande
5. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: Menuet I / Menuet II
6. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: Gigue
7. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: Prelude
8. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: Allemande
9. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: Courante
10. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: Sarabande
11. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: Menuet I / Menuet II
12. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: Gigue
13. Suite for solo cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
14. Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: Prelude
15. Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: Allemande
16. Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: Courante
17. Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: Sarabande
18. Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: Bourree I
1. Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: Bourree II
2. Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: Gigue
3. Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
4. Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
5. Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
6. Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
7. Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
8. Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Prelude
9. Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Allemande
10. Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Courante
11. Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Sarabande
12. Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Gavotte I
13. Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Gavotte II
14. Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Gigue
| Details | | Playing Time: | 119 min. | | Distributor: | Albany Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | DDD |
Album Notes
We will never know why and for whom Bach wrote his suites for cello. The manuscripts that have come down to us were not written in Bach's handwriting, so doubts can be cast with good reason. Further speculation has been added by cellist Anner Bylsma, who suggested that Bach may have actually composed them for viola. The suites are sublime works consisting of energetic preludes followed by a series of dance movements. They are characterized by their technical brilliance and honeyed lyricism.
Violist Barbara Westphal makes a very compelling case for performing the works on the viola. She plays with rich tonal beauty and displays a rhythmic sense that is vibrant. Her playing in each of the preludes is bursting with excitement and her elegant phrasing in the slower movements is pure poetry. This recording offers a fascinating new take on some of Bach's most challenging music.
Editorial Reviews
...Westphal plays with a gorgeous tone that is captured in a resonant space. Swept away by Bach, I soon forget that I am listening to a viola rather than a cello....this is a successful recording and a valuable supplement to the various performances on cellos...
Fanfare (05/01/2000)
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