Release Date: 01 December 2017
Label: EPR-Classic
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 0608917721423
Genres: Classical Solo Instrumental
Description
Initially released as EPRC0012, this is Peter Wispelwey's survey of J.S. Bach's Six Suites for Cello recorded by Evil Penguin Records. This repackaged set is comprised of two CDs and is available at a special price.
Made at the age of 50, this is Pieter Wispelwey's third recording of the Cello Suites by J.S. Bach and in very many ways his most impressive. The difference in this case is that the cello is equipped with gut strings and tuned to 392 Hz. This results in tuning roughly a half-tone lower than usual and with lower tension in the strings, this has a greater effect that you might imagine. The low tension in the strings makes the way the music 'speaks' very different and this is articulated in performances which have a strong narrative feel with less emphasis on the lyrical side of the music.
When originally released, Musicweb International said of the recording: "Wispelwey extends shapes, plays with pauses and silence, and explores the resonance of the instrument to the full. [...] So yes, even if you know and love one or more complete recording of J.S Bach's Suites for cello solo, then you owe it to yourself to acquire a copy of this release."
Tracklisting
Brussels Philharmonic, Kazushi Ono
Verita Baroque Ensemble
Pieter Wispelwey
Verita Baroque Ensemble
Roeland Hendrikx, Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie
Pieter Wispelwey
Dionysos Now!
Dionysos Now!
Pieter Wispelwey
Pieter Wispelwey, Jean-Michel Charlier, Les Metamorphoses, Raphael Feye
Pieter Wispelwey, Alexander Zemtsov, Utrecht String Quartet
Pieter Wispelwey
Pieter Wispelwey
Pieter Wispelwey
