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Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6 / Weilerstein
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Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6 / Weilerstein

$29.99

Details

Composer
BACH, J.S.
Artist
Alisa Weilerstein
Format
CD
Label
PENTATONE
Released
Apr 03, 2020
Catalog #
PTC5186751
UPC
827949075162

About


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. Since signing an exclusive contract PENTATONE, Alisa Weilerstein has released Transfigured Night (2018), and featured on Inon Barnatan’s Beethoven Piano Concertos Part 1 as well as Old Souls, an album with music for flute and strings (both released in 2019).



REVIEWS:

Weilerstein’s special qualities? Her resolve to allow each movement of each suite to shine on its own terms. Hers is not an overview systematically imposed but more a way to facilitate the cycle’s immense expressive range piecemeal. Not that the best of her rivals don’t; but with Weilerstein you enjoy the sensation of being escorted through a Baroque dance hall by an all-encompassing commentator with a comprehensive understanding of what she plays.

– Gramophone

Put Weilerstein next to most of her colleagues in these suites (competitors would be the wrong word – Bach doesn’t encourage competition) and she would win for sheer resonance of tone and length of line...There are dozens of recordings of these suites to choose from, but this stands up with the best.

– Guardian (UK)

Tracklist 36 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Prelude 02:38
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  3. 2 II. Allemande 05:48
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  4. 3 III. Courante 02:55
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  5. 4 IV. Sarabande 03:38
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  6. 5 V. Menuet I-II 03:34
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Menuet I-II
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  7. 6 VI. Gigue 02:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  8. 7 I. Prelude 03:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  9. 8 II. Allemande 04:43
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  10. 9 III. Courante 02:56
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  11. 10 IV. Sarabande 05:09
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  12. 11 V. Bourree I-II 04:06
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Bourree I-II
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  13. 12 VI. Gigue 03:19
    Track
    12
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  14. 13 I. Prelude 05:50
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    05:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  15. 14 II. Allemande 09:03
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    09:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  16. 15 III. Courante 04:23
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  17. 16 IV. Sarabande 05:27
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  18. 17 V. Gavotte I-II 04:31
    Track
    17
    Title
    V. Gavotte I-II
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  19. 18 VI. Gigue 04:42
    Track
    18
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  20. Disc 2
  21. 1 I. Prelude 04:36
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  22. 2 II. Allemande 04:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  23. 3 III. Courante 02:07
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  24. 4 IV. Sarabande 06:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    06:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  25. 5 V. Menuet I-II 03:23
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Menuet I-II
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  26. 6 VI. Gigue 03:06
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  27. 7 I. Prelude 04:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  28. 8 II. Allemande 04:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  29. 9 III. Courante 04:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  30. 10 IV. Sarabande 05:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  31. 11 V. Bourree I-II 05:48
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Bourree I-II
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  32. 12 VI. Gigue 02:59
    Track
    12
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  33. 13 I. Prelude 07:40
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    07:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  34. 14 II. Allemande 07:19
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    07:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  35. 15 III. Courante 02:08
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  36. 16 IV. Sarabande 05:28
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  37. 17 V. Gavotte I-II 05:11
    Track
    17
    Title
    V. Gavotte I-II
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein
  38. 18 VI. Gigue 02:51
    Track
    18
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Alisa Weilerstein