JS Bach: The Cello Suites
Alban Gerhardt (cello)
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2019, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Baroque Instrumental
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The Times Records of the Year, 2019
Gerhardt says he has been wary of recording the Bach Suites before he was good and ready…In any case, his performances do not sound like the kind that would ever have become set in stone; they...
JS Bach: The Cello Suites
Alban Gerhardt (cello)
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Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2019, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Baroque Instrumental
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The Times Records of the Year, 2019
Gerhardt says he has been wary of recording the Bach Suites before he was good and ready…In any case, his performances do not sound like the kind that would ever have become set in stone; they...
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Those elusive qualities of ‘transcendental beauty paired with an enchanting simplicity’, eloquently glossed by Alban Gerhardt in his booklet note, might also be said to characterize his playing in this outstanding new recording.
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Awards and reviews
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Gramophone MagazineApril 2019Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards2019Nominee - Baroque Instrumental
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The Times Records of the Year2019
April 2019
Gerhardt says he has been wary of recording the Bach Suites before he was good and ready…In any case, his performances do not sound like the kind that would ever have become set in stone; they are too personal and spontaneous-sounding for that…Gerhardt can sound deliciously at ease in this music…And his sound is glorious – a silvery tenor register capping an overall tone that is rich without ever being overbearing.
31st March 2019
The improvisatory quality Gerhardt brings to these oft-recorded works — despite his purposeful avoidance of stylistic embellishments — makes this one of the most spontaneous-sounding sets on disc.
April 2019
Gerhardt’s fluent manipulation of pulse and resonant chording invite analogy with the most humane accounts of the Violin Partitas.
classicalsource.com April 2019
Gerhardt exacts a more thoughtful and compelling realisation of this music than many others who seek to make bolder or eccentric statements with it, and for that reason stands out in a competitive field.
