Ophélie Gaillard
AP017 - 2CD - 136' - Apr 12, 2011
By writing the six Suites for solo cello, Johann Sebastian Bach invented a style unique to the cello and brought out all the instrument's technical possibilities. Over the years, they have become an indispensable monument of cello literature, to which every performer returns regularly. Some of the greatest cellists waited until they were mature enough to record them (Casals at over 60, Rostropovich at 63?), while others, such as Yo-Yo Ma (in 1990 and 1998) and Janos Starker (in 1957, 1963 and 1983), have not hesitated to offer several versions. Ophélie Gaillard's first recording of these Suites for solo cello, released on the Ambroisie label in 2000, received international critical acclaim and earned the young performer a nomination as "Instrumental Soloist Revelation" at the Victoires de la Musique Classique awards. Ten years later, at the request of Nicolas Bartholomée, the label's artistic director, she agreed to record a new version with a 1737 cello by Mattéo Goffriller, a contemporary of Johann Sebastian Bach. We discover a prodigiously renewed vision of this masterpiece, of which Ophélie Gaillard is already one of the leading interpreters.
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
CD1
Suite nº1 in G major BWV 1007
1. Prélude
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Sarabande
5. Menuets I et II
6. Gigue
Suite nº2 in D minor BWV 1008
7. Prélude
8. Allemande
9. Courante
10. Sarabande
11. Menuets I et II
12. Gigue
Suite nº3 in C major BWV 1009
13. Prélude
14. Allemande
15. Courante
16. Sarabande
17. Bourrées I et II
18. Gigue
CD2
Suite nº4 in E flat major BWV 1010
1. Prélude
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Sarabande
5. Bourrées I et II
6. Gigue
Suite nº5 in C minor BWV 1011
7. Prélude
8. Allemande
9. Courante
10. Sarabande
11. Gavottes I et II
12. Gigue
Suite nº6 in D major BWV 1012
13. Prélude
14. Allemande
15. Courante
16. Sarabande
17. Gavottes I et II
18. Gigue
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