Cello Suites BWV 1007-1012
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sigiswald Kuijken
ACCENT / HQ|NORTHSTAR
Catalogue ACC 24196
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Sigiswald Kuijken now brings us the Cello Suites on the violoncello da spalla, or shoulder-cello. The sound, perhaps not surprisingly, sits somewhere between those of the cello and the viola, achieving a happy combination of the former's depth of tone and the latter's melodic lucidity. There must be few players who start their relationship with these wonderful pieces so late in life, and there is much wisdom and fine Baroque sensibility on show here; Kuijken's secure momentum and gentle grasp of the music's dance rhythms are something any player could learn from. However much it may look like an eccentric experiment, this questing release from one of the great figures of the period revival is one of major interest.
Grammaphone Magazine
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 1 & 2
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 1 & 2
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: Prelude
14 Suite for solo cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: Allemande
15 Suite for solo cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: Courante
16 Suite for solo cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: Sarabande
17 Suite for solo cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: Bourée 1 & 2
18 Suite for solo cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: Gigue
Disc: 2
1 Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: Prelude
2 Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: Allemande
3 Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: Courante
4 Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: Sarabande
5 Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: Bourée 1 & 2
6 Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: Gigue
7 Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: Prelude
8 Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: Allemande
9 Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: Courante
10 Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: Sarabande
11 Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: Gavotte 1 & 2
12 Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: Gigue
13 Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Prelude
14 Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Allemande
15 Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Courante
16 Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Sarabande
17 Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Gavotte 1 & 2
18 Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Gigue
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