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Bach: Cello Suites and Transcriptions

Bach: Cello Suites and Transcriptions
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Track Listing

Disc 1:

  1. Suite No.1 in G major
  2. Suite No.2 in D minor
  3. Suite No.3 in C major
  4. Suite No.4 in E flat major
  5. Suite No.5 in C minor
  6. Suite No.6 in D major
  7. Adagio in A minor from Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV564
  8. Musette (Gavottes I and II from English Suite No.6 in D major, BWV811)
  9. Komm, S�sser Tod, BWV478
  10. Andante from Sonata No.2 for Unaccompanied Violin, BWV1003
  11. Air from Suite No.3 in D, BWV1068
  12. Suite No.2 In D Minor, BWV 1008: Gigue
  13. Suite No.3 In C Major, BWV 1009: Prelude
  14. Suite No.3 In C Major, BWV 1009: Allemande
  15. Suite No.3 In C Major, BWV 1009: Courante
  16. Suite No.3 In C Major, BWV 1009: Sarabande
  17. Suite No.3 In C Major, BWV 1009: Bourrees I And II
  18. Suite No.3 In C Major, BWV 1009: Gigue
  19. Suite No.4 In E Flat Major, BWV 1010: Prelude
  20. Suite No.4 In E Flat Major, BWV 1010: Allemande
  21. Courante
  22. Suite No.4 In E Flat Major, BWV 1010: Sarabande
  23. Suite No.4 In E Flat Major, BWV 1010: Bourrees I And II
  24. Suite No.4 In E Flat Major, BWV 1010: Gigue

Disc 2:

  1. Suite No.5 In C Minor, BWV 1011: Prelude
  2. Suite No.5 In C Minor, BWV 1011: Allemande
  3. Suite No.5 In C Minor, BWV 1011: Courante
  4. Suite No.5 In C Minor, BWV 1011: Sarabande
  5. Suite No.5 In C Minor, BWV 1011: Gavottes I And II
  6. Suite No.5 In C Minor, BWV 1011: Gigue
  7. Suite No.6 In D Major, BWV 1012: Prelude
  8. Suite No.6 In D Major, BWV 1012: Allemande
  9. Suite No.6 In D Major, BWV 1012: Courante
  10. Suite No.6 In D Major, BWV 1012: Sarabande
  11. Suite No.6 In D Major, BWV 1012: Gavottes I And II
  12. Suite No.6 In D Major, BWV 1012: Gigue
  13. Toccata, Adagio And Fugue In C Major, BWV 564: Adagio In A Minor
  14. Gavottes I And II From English Suite No.6 In D Major, BWV 811: Musette
  15. Komm, Susser Tod, BWV 478
  16. Sonata No.2 For Unaccompanied Violin, BWV 1003: Andante
  17. Suite No.3 In D, BWV 1068: Air

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #15348 in Music
  • Released on: 1999-10-01
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Running time: 148 minutes

Customer Reviews

A Desert Island Disc5
I never write reviews, but this cd should be heard to be believed. Breathtaking from start to finish, Casals makes the cello hum and blush in ways that I imagine Bach was only partially aware of. Beautifully restored and remastered from old recordings, there is only a moderate and consistent hum, but do not let it distract you from the content. The noise quickly blends into the background and the music emerges well. For the money (and even if it was regular price) this is one of my most cherished discs in a library of 1000+ recordings and perhaps a definitive rendition. What else can I say other than a hearty, confident recommendation for both Casals and Naxos?

Passion,despair and beauty5
It is doubtful whether anyone other than Casals could have performed these works so passionately. In my opinion nobody else has. The profound depth and sublimity of his playing may well bring you very close to tears, it certainly has that effect on this reviewer. The ruggedly ravishing beauty and rapt playing of Casals takes Bach's Cello masterpieces to a new heavenly high. His unique rendering of each of the sarabands will break your heart if you have the capacity to appreciate such exquisite melodies. I truly believe that sometimes Bach created beauty from feelings of despair although the chronicles of his life do not suggest sadness. These are recordings which convey the whole length and breadth of human emotion and has to go down as being one of the bargains of all time.

Excellent restoration of Fabled recordings5
Casals was a perfectionist (and, by all accounts, a lovely human being) and took a lot of pursuasion to record these famous takes of the Bach cello suites in the late 1930s. I can add little to the other reviewers comments about these magical recordings except to say that they sound almost "modern" in their almost cinematic approach. What I mean is that these recordings sound very visual and I belive that Casals had specific images in mind as he played each one, such as Christ on the road to Calvary during suite 5. Unbeatable.

These careful restorations from old 78s sound great and have not been over-processed in this bargain 2-CD Naxos set. An essential purchase!