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| |  | Religion & Spirituality | Home » » » Bach: The 6 Unaccompanied Cello Suites | | | | | | | Description: | | Audio Cd | | | Features: | |
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| | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| June 06, 2006 | | Studio:
| Sony | | Composer:
| Johann Sebastian Bach | | Number Of Discs:
| 2 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 30 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | Disc: 1 | | | 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 | | 17. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Gavotte | | 18. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Gigue | | | Disc: 2 | | | 1. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Prélude | | 2. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Allemande | | 3. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Courante | | 4. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Sarabande | | 5. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Menuett | | 6. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Gigue | | 7. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009; Prélude | | 8. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009; Allemande | | 9. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009; Courante | | 10. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009; Sarabande | | 11. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009; Bourrée | | 12. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009; Gigue | | 13. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012; Prélude | | 14. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012; Allemande | | 15. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012; Courante | | 16. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012; Sarabande | | 17. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012; Gavotte | | 18. | Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012; Gigue | |
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45 of 54 found the following review helpful:
Re-release?Feb 19, 2007
By Darwin's Bulldog
From the cover, this certainly looks like a re-release of the 1990 album. Ma also recorded the 6 suites again in 1998, aka the White album. I have both, and both are excellent as you might expect. I prefer the white album as the pieces are played in a more livley and dance-like manner.
35 of 49 found the following review helpful:
NecessaryJun 28, 2008
By D
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.
13 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 Great Ma PerformanceMar 09, 2008
By Bebeto
This is a great performance by Ma but may not be to the liking of traditionalists of Bach. I do not play the Cello so I can not comment on the technical aspect of it all but there is great energy and attack on this recording. It is quite different from other recordings of these suites but they all seem to be different. The preference is very personal unless you play and can be critical of the technique of the performer. This was recorded via DSD stream [high sampling rate] and mixed down for 16 bit CD. I had to take a star away for the recording quality which will not be a problem for most listeners on 'normal' stereo equipment. My system is resolving an annoying background noise present on several tracks which I can only describe as distant traffic outside of the recording studio. [This does not seem possible since Ma does not record in a garage in Manhattan] Like a large garbage truck off in the distance on Monday morning when your head is still on the pillow and the cans are still in the garage. It's quite unexplainable and sent me outside to look the first time I listened to the CD since the sound quality of the recorded dump truck is very good. I am sure the sound engineer heard it at some point and maybe decided not to tell Ma, or thought it added to his interpretation of Bach's Suites. Shame on him. The CD overall is still worth the price just based on Ma's performance because you rarely get a perfect recording ever anyway. I am probably just too critical on what I here. Cheers
23 of 34 found the following review helpful:
Play some BachApr 05, 2007
By T. Thatcher
You've probably heard the prelude to Bach's Cello Suite #1 in G, whether you know the title or not; it's been in featured in many movies and advertisements. Suite #1 is absolutely gorgeous and full of emotion, and absolutely worth your time to listen to - and Yo-Yo Ma plays not just the first but all six suites wonderfully on this two-disc album. Turn it up loud or put on some headphones, and let yourself fly away on the sound of the strings as they carry you through a pure and rich soundscape that's elegantly simple yet so full of meaning as to move men to tears.
30 of 45 found the following review helpful:
JS Bach & YoYoMa - The Master played by a MasterApr 03, 2008
By Kendra
YoYo Ma awoke an entire generation to Bach with this recording. Listening to Ma play these works is truly a stunning thing.
Bach is THE master who demands attention and requires another master to play his work correctly and with emotion. In the hands of a technician, Bach can be all dried up and too mathematical. In the hands of a master such as Yo Yo Ma, the concept of the Master living forever through his music becomes true. Bach is all about math. But, with only the math and none of the humanity, Bach can be cold-- and that would be an appalling thing.
Bach's music is about the glorification of God and humanity and only the combination of technique, mathematics, and emotion can bring it alive and make it true. Bach is very challenging for every player on every instrument. Yo Yo Ma will forever be remembered for this 2 disc set. He introduced Bach to a new generation and made Bach seem cool again. But Bach has always been cool and always will be.
Yo Yo Ma's Cello Suites set the standard for every Bach cello recording before or after, for better or ill. But this is no disservice to Mr. Ma. It is rather an acknowledgment of the power of his performance, the brilliance of his technique, and his very special and rare ability to bring the master alive and off the page to enrapture new audiences.
Yo Yo Ma has done the world a service and Bach would certainly concur, I think.
I had a friend in Massachusetts who lived next door to Yo Yo Ma. My friend could hear him practicing the cello at all hours. I said, "Oh how lucky you are!" He replied, "Well, it gets really aggravating after a while-- he's playing all through the night."
I kindly replied, "You're a f****** moron."
What a brilliant set this is by Yo Yo Ma. Anything that advances Bach into the public consciousness as this recording did and still does is a service to humanity. Superb.
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