Bach The Cello Suites: Steven Isserlis
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Bach The Cello Suites: Steven Isserlis on 180g 3LP from Hyperion
Acclaimed worldwide for his profound musicianship and technical mastery, British cellist Steven Isserlis enjoys a uniquely varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, educator, author and broadcaster. He appears with the world’s leading orchestras and conductors and gives recitals in major musical centers. Steven’s wide-ranging discography includes J.S. Bach’s complete solo cello suites (Gramophone’s Instrumental Album of the Year), Beethoven’s complete works for cello and piano, concertos by C.P.E. Bach and Haydn, the Elgar and Walton concertos, and the Brahms double concerto with Joshua Bell and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. Steven’s honors and awards include a CBE for services to music, the Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau, the Piatigorsky Prize and Maestro Foundation Genius Grant in the US, the Glashutte Award in Germany, the Gold Medal awarded by the Armenian Ministry of Culture, and the Wigmore Medal. This 3-LP set is pressed on 180g vinyl.
Track Listing
Side A:
Cello Suite No 1 in G major BWV1007
- Prelude
- Allemande
- Courante
- Sarabande
- Menuet I – Menuet II
- Gigue
- The Song of the Birds
Cello Suite No 1 in G major BWV1007
- Prelude, from the Anna Magdalena manuscript
- Prelude, from the Johann Peter Kellner manuscript
- Prelude, from the collection of Johann Christoph Westphal
Side B:
Cello Suite No 2 in D minor BWV1008
- Prelude
- llemande
- Courante
- Sarabande Menuet I – Menuet II
- Gigue
Side C:
Cello Suite No 3 in C major BWV1009
- Prelude
- Allemande
- Courante
- Sarabande
- Bourrée I – Bourrée II
- Gigue
Side D:
Cello Suite No 4 in E flat major BWV1010
- Prelude
- Allemande
- Courante
- Sarabande
- Bourrée I – Bourrée II
- Gigue
Side E:
Cello Suite No 5 in C minor BWV1011
- Prelude
- Allemande
- Courante
- Sarabande
- Gavotte I – Gavotte II
- Gigue
Side F:
Cello Suite No 6 in D major BWV1012
- Prelude
- Allemande
- Courante
- Sarabande
- Gavotte I – Gavotte II
- Gigue





