Robert Cohen's celebrated recording of Bach's masterpieces for solo cello returns to the catalog on Alto, making it the undisputed best bargain in this popular repertoire.
Bach: The 6 Unaccompanied Cello Suites
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This is serious playing which makes a real attempt to reach the heart of the music without the aid of artifice. … Cohen's technique enables him to play these deeply expressive movements with admirable control; phrases and sustained notes sing out eloquently, often sounding an unusually deep note of pathos. … [Cohen's is] a leisurely and expansive view, imbuing them with rhythmic suppleness and a poetic sense of improvisatory freedom. … Intonation is secure and [this] set meets with formidable competition, yet few of their adherents could fail to be impressed by playing of this order. Fine recorded sound.
— Gramophone
A monument of the solo repertoire and an inimitable landmark of the Baroque era
Bach: The 6 Unaccompanied Cello Suites
Robert Cohen
Alto ALC-2010
Number of Units: 2 CDs
EAN: 5055354420108
| CD 1 | |||
| 1 | No.1 in G major BWV 1007 | Prelude | 02:37 |
| 2 | No.1 in G major BWV 1007 | Allemande | 03:53 |
| 3 | No.1 in G major BWV 1007 | Courante | 03:04 |
| 4 | No.1 in G major BWV 1007 | Sarabande | 04:00 |
| 5 | No.1 in G major BWV 1007 | Minuet 1 & 2 | 03:51 |
| 6 | No.1 in G major BWV 1007 | Gigue | 01:54 |
| 7 | No.3 in C major BWV 1009 | Prelude | 03:57 |
| 8 | No.3 in C major BWV 1009 | Allemande | 03:59 |
| 9 | No.3 in C major BWV 1009 | Courante | 03:36 |
| 10 | No.3 in C major BWV 1009 | Sarabande | 05:39 |
| 11 | No.3 in C major BWV 1009 | Bourrée 1 & 2 | 04:45 |
| 12 | No.3 in C major BWV 1009 | Gigue | 03:35 |
| 13 | No.5 in C Minor BWV 1011 | Prelude | 06:01 |
| 14 | No.5 in C Minor BWV 1011 | Allemande | 04:41 |
| 15 | No.5 in C Minor BWV 1011 | Courante | 01:57 |
| 16 | No.5 in C Minor BWV 1011 | Sarabande | 05:08 |
| 17 | No.5 in C Minor BWV 1011 | Gavotte 1 & 2 | 04:38 |
| 18 | No.5 in C Minor BWV 1011 | Gigue | 02:32 |
| CD 2 | |||
| 1 | No.2 in D minor BWV 1008 | Prelude | 03:23 |
| 2 | No.2 in D minor BWV 1008 | Allemande | 03:01 |
| 3 | No.2 in D minor BWV 1008 | Courante | 02:02 |
| 4 | No.2 in D minor BWV 1008 | Sarabande | 06:14 |
| 5 | No.2 in D minor BWV 1008 | Minuet 1 & 2 | 02:47 |
| 6 | No.2 in D minor BWV 1008 | Gigue | 02:34 |
| 7 | No.4 in E flat major BWV 1010 | Prelude | 03:41 |
| 8 | No.4 in E flat major BWV 1010 | Allemande | 03:33 |
| 9 | No.4 in E flat major BWV 1010 | Courante | 03:21 |
| 10 | No.4 in E flat major BWV 1010 | Sarabande | 05:10 |
| 11 | No.4 in E flat major BWV 1010 | Bourrée 1 & 2 | 04:52 |
| 12 | No.4 in E flat major BWV 1010 | Gigue | 02:40 |
| 13 | No.6 in D major BWV 1012 | Prelude | 04:31 |
| 14 | No.6 in D major BWV 1012 | Allemande | 07:52 |
| 15 | No.6 in D major BWV 1012 | Courante | 03:41 |
| 16 | No.6 in D major BWV 1012 | Sarabande | 05:25 |
| 17 | No.6 in D major BWV 1012 | Gavotte 1 & 2 | 04:31 |
| 18 | No.6 in D major BWV 1012 | Gigue | 04:42 |
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