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BACH. Cello Suites. Wispelwey (2 for 1)

Johann Sebastian Bach (Artist) | Format: Audio CD
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Disc: 1
1. Suite Nr.1 In G dur BWV 1007: Prelude
2. Suite Nr.1 In G dur BWV 1007: Allemande
3. Suite Nr.1 In G dur BWV 1007: Courante
4. Suite Nr.1 In G dur BWV 1007: Sarabande
5. Suite Nr.1 In G dur BWV 1007: Menuet 1&2
6. Suite Nr.1 In G dur BWV 1007: Gigue
7. Suite Nr.2 In D moll BWV 1008: Prelude
8. Suite Nr.2 In D moll BWV 1008: Allemande
9. Suite Nr.2 In D moll BWV 1008: Courante
10. Suite Nr.2 In D moll BWV 1008: Sarabande
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Disc: 2
1. Suite Nr.1 In Es dur BWV 1010: Prelude
2. Suite Nr.1 In Es dur BWV 1010: Allemande
3. Suite Nr.1 In Es dur BWV 1010: Courante
4. Suite Nr.1 In Es dur BWV 1010: Sarabande
5. Suite Nr.1 In Es dur BWV 1010: Bouree 1&2
6. Suite Nr.1 In Es dur BWV 1010: Gigue
7. Suite Nr.5 In C moll BWV 1011: Prelude
8. Suite Nr.5 In C moll BWV 1011: Allemande
9. Suite Nr.5 In C moll BWV 1011: Courante
10. Suite Nr.5 In C moll BWV 1011: Sarabande
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Measured, spare, beautiful Nov 25 2000
Format:Audio CD
I have four recordings of the Bach cello suites: Wispelwey, Casals, Yo-Yo Ma, and some played by Jacqueline Dupres. I love Casal's older recording. Casals plays with great abandon and fire; he felt that all Bach should be played as if by a gypsy. Ma's seems a bit unfeeling to me, somewhat rushed in places. Dupres is full of fire and both rhythmic and dynamic variations not necessarily in the music. A bit mannered and uncontrolled. I continually return to Wispelwey's wonderful music. His playing is restrained and measured, yet conveys a deep sensitivity to the music. His playing is dry, spare, unadorned and with little vibrato on a period instrument. What emerges is a fresh look at Bach, and a wonderful interpretation that seems to strike to the very essence of the music. Recommended above all others.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Vigorous but refined Nov 21 2003
Format:Audio CD
For a work as popular as this, it's a wonder why most of the recordings are "modern" (Ma, Fournier, et al), and why there are so few "original instrument" recordings like this one.

Wispelwey plays with imagination and vigor. An example of these traits (and perfectly in keeping with Baroque performance practice), is how he takes the final chords of the D minor Prelude, and instead of sitting on them (as is written), he plays a set of furious arpeggios on the chords. However, on the whole, the ornmenation is relatively subdued throughout.

The sound quality of the recording is examplary. As a matter of fact, this is one of the only knocks I have against the recording -- it's miked so closely that you can hear Wispelwey pound the fingers of his left hand down onto the fingerboard. While this gives him excellent articulation, the slight thudding noise is a bit distracting. (And of course, the instrument is tuned almost a half-step low. Cellists with perfect pitch: beware.)

His use of vibrato is very spare, which also follows the performance practice. At times he could use a teeny bit more warmth, for example in the famous Sarabande of the C minor suite. He seems to be downplaying the emotions of this simple yet profound movement. I prefer Ma's rendition of this movement (but, then, the movement is a special favorite of Ma's...).

All in all, an excellent choice for an "original instrument" version of the Suites. Recommended.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
The more intense, dynamic performance I've ever seen July 3 2001
Format:Audio CD
Until this recording, I considered the Solo Cello Sonatas as the most boring work ever written by Johann Sebastian Bach. I tried to listen to the suites, but I was completely unimpressed by the interpretations of Casals, Rostropovich or Yo-Yo Ma. To me, the work was just too dry, too academic.

When I heard this Wispelwey recording, the whole set of suites gained a dimension I've never felt before. The work was moving, inspiring and intense. By far, this was the BEST, more dynamic, fresh and marvellous interpretation of the Solo Cello Suites. I just listen to them over and over and over again. Simply marvellous!

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