David Watkin - J.S. Bach: The Cello Suites (2015)
BAND/ARTIST: David Watkin
- Title: J.S. Bach: The Cello Suites
- Year Of Release: 2015
- Label: Resonus Classics
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless
- Total Time: 02:25:00
- Total Size: 594 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
CD1
01. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
02. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande
03. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: III. Courante
04. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande
05. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: V. Menuet I & II
06. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue
07. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: I. Prélude
08. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: II. Allemande
09. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: III. Courante
10. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande
11. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée I & II
12. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue
13. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: I. Prélude
14. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande
15. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: III. Courante
16. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande
17. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: V. Gavotte I & II
18. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue
CD2
01. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: I. Prélude
02. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: II. Allemande
03. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante
04. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande
05. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: V. Menuet I & II
06. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: VI. Gigue
07. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: I. Preludium
08. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: II. Allemande
09. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: III. Courante
10. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: IV. Sarabande
11. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: V. Bourrée I & II
12. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue
13. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: I. Prelude
14. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: II. Allemande
15. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: III. Courante
16. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande
17. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: V. Gavotte I & II
18. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: VI. Gigue
This is said to be the last recording by British cellist David Watkin, who is moving to conducting due to a muscle problem. It should deeply satisfy the player's British fan base and go beyond that, for it's a fine recording of the much-played Bach Suites for solo cello. The unusual historical instruments will get attention: a 1660 instrument by Francesco Ruggieri, and, for the Suite No. 6 in D major for solo cello, BWV 1012, an extremely rare five-string Amati cello from 1600. The set is worth the time and money for the utter strangeness (and Watkin's confidence in strange surroundings) of this performance, which has the flavor of some arcane yet deeply human wisdom imparted from the distant past. The rest of the suites are also more of the 17th century than of the 18th: Watkin's playing is rhetorical, as if the cello was embodying utterances in some hidden language. It is seemingly spontaneous yet well controlled, and it is intimate in a way that big concert-hall performance cannot be. There are some unusual tempos in the set, all backed up by reasonable even if not definitive evidence, but the overall conception is the most important novelty. The Resonus label backs Watkin up with engineering in a small chapel that fits the slightly antique tone. If this is Watkin's swan song on the cello, it's a fine one.
CD1
01. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
02. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande
03. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: III. Courante
04. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande
05. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: V. Menuet I & II
06. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue
07. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: I. Prélude
08. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: II. Allemande
09. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: III. Courante
10. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande
11. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée I & II
12. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue
13. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: I. Prélude
14. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande
15. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: III. Courante
16. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande
17. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: V. Gavotte I & II
18. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue
CD2
01. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: I. Prélude
02. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: II. Allemande
03. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante
04. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande
05. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: V. Menuet I & II
06. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: VI. Gigue
07. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: I. Preludium
08. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: II. Allemande
09. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: III. Courante
10. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: IV. Sarabande
11. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: V. Bourrée I & II
12. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue
13. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: I. Prelude
14. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: II. Allemande
15. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: III. Courante
16. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande
17. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: V. Gavotte I & II
18. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: VI. Gigue
This is said to be the last recording by British cellist David Watkin, who is moving to conducting due to a muscle problem. It should deeply satisfy the player's British fan base and go beyond that, for it's a fine recording of the much-played Bach Suites for solo cello. The unusual historical instruments will get attention: a 1660 instrument by Francesco Ruggieri, and, for the Suite No. 6 in D major for solo cello, BWV 1012, an extremely rare five-string Amati cello from 1600. The set is worth the time and money for the utter strangeness (and Watkin's confidence in strange surroundings) of this performance, which has the flavor of some arcane yet deeply human wisdom imparted from the distant past. The rest of the suites are also more of the 17th century than of the 18th: Watkin's playing is rhetorical, as if the cello was embodying utterances in some hidden language. It is seemingly spontaneous yet well controlled, and it is intimate in a way that big concert-hall performance cannot be. There are some unusual tempos in the set, all backed up by reasonable even if not definitive evidence, but the overall conception is the most important novelty. The Resonus label backs Watkin up with engineering in a small chapel that fits the slightly antique tone. If this is Watkin's swan song on the cello, it's a fine one.
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