Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Alisa Weilerstein
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Release: 2020
Size: 2.82 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV1007
01. I. Prélude
02. II. Allemande
03. III. Courante
04. IV. Sarabande
05. V. Menuets I & II
06. VI. Gigue
Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV1009
07. I. Prélude
08. II. Allemande
09. III. Courante
10. IV. Sarabande
11. V. Bourrées I & II
12. VI. Gigue
Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV1012
13. I. Prélude
14. II. Allemande
15. III. Courante
16. IV. Sarabande
17. V. Gavottes I & II
18. VI. Gigue
Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV1008
19. I. Prélude
20. II. Allemande
21. III. Courante
22. IV. Sarabande
23. V. Menuets I & II
24. VI. Gigue
Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV1010
25. I. Prélude
26. II. Allemande
27. III. Courante
28. IV. Sarabande
29. V. Bourrées I & II
30. VI. Gigue
Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV1011
31. I. Prélude
32. II. Allemande
33. III. Courante
34. IV. Sarabande
35. V. Gavottes I & II
36. VI. Gigue
After her acclaimed Pentatone debut with “Transfigured Night”, Alisa Weilerstein returns with a complete recording of Bach’s Cello Suites. These pieces present the highest mountain to climb for any cellist, and one of the most transcendent and rewarding experiences for listeners alike. With his suites, Bach crafted – essentially without direct precedent – a body of solo cello music that forever defined the genre and brought the Baroque cello on par with its more popular cousin, the viola da gamba.
Since Pablo Casals put them in the limelight again after 150 years of relative oblivion, Bach’s suites have become the alpha and omega for generations of cellists. To Weilerstein, the joy of this music – vibrant, contemporary, unquestionably alive – is the joy of discovery. Having heard and studied these pieces for years, she now entrusts her interpretation to the listener.