Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Benjamin Britten, Zoltan Kodály
Performer: Pieter Wispelwey
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Evil Penguin
Catalogue: EPRC0056
Release: 2023
Size: 1.16 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Kodály: Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8
01. I. Allegro maestoso
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegro molto vivace
Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV1011
04. I. Prélude
05. II. Allemande
06. III. Courante
07. IV. Sarabande
08. V. Gavotte 1 and 2
09. VI. Gigue
10. Britten: Suite No. 3 for cello solo, Op. 87
Work length5:41
Pieter Wispelwey (cello)
IX. Passacaglia
“This Scordatura Album is the second In Memoriam album in honour of my son Dorian. It features two illustrious masterpieces written for cello in alternative, darker tunings: the Bach Suite with the top string lowered by a whole tone and the Kodály Sonata with the two bottom strings lowered by a semitone. Both pieces are fierce, resilient and profound and although painted in dark colours, they comfort us with their show of sheer musical power and luminous inventiveness.”