- Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Audio CD (1 Sep 2003)
- SPARS Code: ADD
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: EMI Classics
- ASIN: B0000AF1ME
- Other Editions: MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 115,811 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. I. Prelude | |||
| 2. II. Allemande | |||
| 3. III. Courante | |||
| 4. IV. Sarabande | |||
| 5. V. Menuet I & II | |||
| 6. VI. Gigue | |||
| 7. I. Prelude | |||
| 8. II. Allemande | |||
| 9. III. Courante | |||
| 10. IV. Sarabande | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. I. Prelude | |||
| 2. II. Allemande | |||
| 3. III. Courante | |||
| 4. IV. Sarabande | |||
| 5. V. Bourree I & II | |||
| 6. VI. Gigue | |||
| 7. I. Prelude | |||
| 8. II. Allemande | |||
| 9. III. Courante | |||
| 10. IV. Sarabande | |||
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
These recordings are magnificent - even the blemishes just bring it all to life, and it is hard to believe that these were recorded in the 1930s (Casals once played, as a young man, for Queen Victoria).
The tempo, the earthiness of the timbre of the instrument, and most of all the pure feeling that Casals brings to this work are what sets it above other versions (some of which are too fast, some are too pure or engineered, and all of which sound more mechanical). It's a combination of a special piece of music with a special artist delivering a rounded and, somehow, complete interpretation of this work to the the listener.
In response to the other reviewer - according to the sleeve notes of the version I have I do believe in fact that Casals did somehow "discover" these pieces and so he really owns this work, in a way. And when you have an unaccompanied instrument like the cello (which is not spatially large, and which delivers a fairly narrow range of frequencies), whether you stick one, two or many microphones around the player doesn't make much difference, and this is why the fact that it is in mono does not detract from the work at all.
If you like this, check out Glenn Gould's 1955 version of the Goldberg Variations by the same composer - equally magnificent for the same reasons.
The tempo, the earthiness of the timbre of the instrument, and most of all the pure feeling that Casals brings to this work are what sets it above other versions (some of which are too fast, some are too pure or engineered, and all of which sound more mechanical). It's a combination of a special piece of music with a special artist delivering a rounded and, somehow, complete interpretation of this work to the the listener.
In response to the other reviewer - according to the sleeve notes of the version I have I do believe in fact that Casals did somehow "discover" these pieces and so he really owns this work, in a way. And when you have an unaccompanied instrument like the cello (which is not spatially large, and which delivers a fairly narrow range of frequencies), whether you stick one, two or many microphones around the player doesn't make much difference, and this is why the fact that it is in mono does not detract from the work at all.
If you like this, check out Glenn Gould's 1955 version of the Goldberg Variations by the same composer - equally magnificent for the same reasons.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Although I am not usually a fan of classical music, I just love this double album! - Pablo Casals must be the all-time master of Bach's Cello Suites - This playing really touches my soul and is so perfectly recorded, even in Mono - It surely sets a supremely high standard for others to try to follow?!
Calming, relaxing but also so uplifting, it makes one happy to be alive! - Share this wonderful music and rejoice!
Calming, relaxing but also so uplifting, it makes one happy to be alive! - Share this wonderful music and rejoice!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I have a good collection of J S Bach's music, whose music I love. If you know nothing about him, read Jim Gaines' wonderful, funny and erudite book, "Evening in The Palace of Reason", which was published a couple of years ago by Fourth Estate. However, I hadn't really listened to the Cello Suites until this year, which is a bit shaming since I'm well on my way to my sixties. What took me so long? This is a wonderful, deeply atmospheric analogue recording by Pablo Casals, who rescued the suites from obscurity. If you think you don't know the suites, listen to Suite No. 1 in G. It is instantly familiar. The Suites form a pellucid, limpid pool of rich and flowing sound. I have no idea what took me so long.Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment
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