Matt Haimovitz - J.S. Bach: 6 Suites For Cello Solo (2006)

With this recording, Israeli-born Matt Haimovitz makes his first appearance on Oxingale Records. Previously, his six acclaimed recordings on the Deutsche Grammophon label received praise for their deep expressiveness, interpretive insight, flawless technique and burnished tone. His recording, Suites and Sonatas for Solo Cello, was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque (1991) and le Diapason dOr (1991). Of his debut 1989 recording, Saint-Saens, Bruch, and Lalo with James Levine and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Gramaphone Magazine wrote, "this recording heralds the arrival of a new star in the cello firmament." For GRP Records Matt Haimovitz also recorded two improvisations with jazz bassist Rob Wasserman for the album, Trios, which features Jerry Garcia and Branford Marsalis, among others.
Matt Haimovitz 6 Suites for Cello Solo by J. S. Bach, complete on three compact discs, was recorded in the Plainfield Congregational Church in Plainfield, Mass. In his program note Haimovitz writes: "the 250th anniversary of Bachs death on July 28th, 2000 inspired the schedule of the recording sessions July 10 to 13 and August 6 to 7 of that year. I found the sanctuary of Plainfields historic hilltown church to be an ideal ambiance that both nurtured the cellos natural tone and allowed space for the sound to be sculpted." The recording was produced by Luna Pearl Woolf, who, as a composer herself, brought her insight into the compositional process to the production. Engineering was provided by Mark Thayer, whose 20 years of experience recording classical, jazz and acoustic folk music brings a warmth and intimacy to the final sound. The album was mastered by David Glasser, who has mastered 45 Grammy-nominated records and received a Grammy for mastering and restoration of the critically acclaimed "Anthology of American Folk Music."