Bach: Six Suites For Solo Cello

Bach: Six Suites For Solo Cello cover $30.00 Low Stock add to cart

J.S. BACH
Bach: Six Suites For Solo Cello
Inbal Megiddo (cello)

[ Atoll Records / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 16 March 2018

Should this item be out of stock at the time of your order, we would expect to be able to supply it to you within 4 - 7 business days.

While much of Bach's music is deeply associated with the church, for six years Bach served as Kapellmeister at the little Calvinist court at Cothen, where sacred music did not hold much importance. Bach was in a unique position, having the resources and the freedom to compose what he wished. It is likely that the six suites for unaccompanied were written during this time between 1720 and 17.23. Bach was not a cellist himself, and it is uncertain whether he wrote the suites for a particular performer. But despite not being a cellist, his knowledge of the instrument must have been profound as he manages to create what Christoph Wolff describes as "maximum effect with a minimum of instrumental tools." The baroque cello was most often relegated to providing a bass line but with the suites, Bach elevated the cello from accompanist to soloist, demonstrating that it could go well beyond its customary role. In the suites, one cello alone provides the bass, dense counterpoint, refined harmonies and rich musical structure. And in doing so, Bach stretches the cellist's technique, making full use of the instrument's range and possibilities.

Tracks:

1 Prelude
Suite no. 1 in G major - BWV 1067 2:50
2 Allemande
Suite no. 1 in G major - BWV 106 4:50
3 Courante
Suite no. 1 in G major - BWV 1067 2:42
4 Sarabande
Suite no. 1 in G major - BWV 1067 3:27
5 Menuet I and II
Suite no. 1 in G major - BWV 1067 3:08
6 Gigue
Suite no. 1 in G major - BWV 1067 1:40
7 Prelude
Suite no. 2 in D minor - BWV 1008 4:15
8 Allemande
Suite no. 2 in D minor - BWV 1008 4:11
9 Courante
Suite no. 2 in D minor - BWV 1008 2:18
10 Sarabande
Suite no. 2 in D minor - BWV 1008 5:10
11 Menuet I and II
Suite no. 2 in D minor - BWV 1008 2:50
12 Gigue
Suite no. 2 in D minor - BWV 1008 2:30
13 Prelude
Suite no. 3 in C major - BWV 1009 4:00
14 Allemande
Suite no. 3 in C major - BWV 1009 3:46
15 Courante
Suite no. 3 in C major - BWV 1009 3:14
16 Sarabande
Suite no. 3 in C major - BWV 1009 4:43
17 Bouree I and II
Suite no. 3 in C major - BWV 1009 3:37
18 Gigue
Suite no. 3 in C major - BWV 1009 3:02