Bach: The 6 Unaccompanied Cello Suites

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Bach: The 6 Unaccompanied Cello Suites
from Sony

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

• Necessary
  Not exactly sure what I would do without these recordings. A world without Bach: a scary thought. My pulse slackens a bit each time I put these on. Relaxing, sure, but also tremendously moving. A perfect antidote for the trivial drone, distraction, and bustle of our post-capitalist world. No need to go buy new-age computer glitch world-music ambience; this is sonic therapy, written centuries before we needed it.

• Unbelievable
  Yo-Yo Ma is one of the greatest cello players of all times and he's playing Bach. Is there really anything left to say? I think not :)

• intimate inducement of introspection
  I admit that I had initial misgivings about this product in light of the widespread renown of Mstislav Rostropovich. But I did some comparison, courtesy of YouTube clips which had surprising sound quality. I came to prefer the more personal and intimate rendition consistent with Yo-yo Ma's style. I suppose, at the end of the day, there is no point arguing taste. The qualities that make Yo-yo Ma's playing uniquely his own just happen to lend themselves well to my personality and current state of mind, which... more info

• ...those hard to find items
  this one's for me - couldn't find in the big record stores- yay amazon. quick delivery, good price, great condition

Tracks:

1. Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007; Prélude
2. Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007; Allemande
3. Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007; Courante
4. Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007; Sarabande
5. Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007; Menuett
6. Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007; Gigue
7. Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010; Prélude
8. Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010; Allemande
9. Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010; Courante
10. Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010; Sarabande
11. Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010; Bourrée
12. Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010; Gigue
13. Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Prélude
14. Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Allemande
15. Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Courante
16. Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Sarabande

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