2011-12-23

Yo-Yo Ma - 1997 - The Cello Suites


















Yo-Yo Ma
The Cello Suites, inspired by Bach, from the six-part film series

classical


Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello, BWV 1007-1012

The Music Garden - Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major -- BWV 1007
1.01 Prélude 2:21
1.02 Allemande 4:36
1.03 Courante 2:32
1.04 Sarabande 3:23
1.05 Menuett I / II 3:35
1.06 Gigue 1:48

The Sound of the Carceri - Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor -- BWV 1008
1.07 Prélude 5:08
1.08 Allemande 3:40
1.09 Courante 1:52
1.10 Sarabande 5:07
1.11 Menuett I / II 3:03
1.12 Gigue 2:26

Falling Down Stairs - Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major -- BWV 1009
1.13 Prélude 3:17
1.14 Allemande 3:35
1.15 Courante 3:00
1.16 Sarabande 4:46
1.17 Bourrée I / II 3:19
1.18 Gigue 3:04

Sarabande - Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major -- BWV 1010
1.19 Prélude 5:24
1.20 Allemande 4:36
1.21 Courante 3:54
2.01 Sarabande 5:03
2.02 Bourrée I / II 5:13
2.03 Gigue 2:56

Struggle for Hope - Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor -- BWV 1011
2.04 Prélude 6:36
2.05 Allemande 6:26
2.06 Courante 2:08
2.07 Sarabande 3:32
2.08 Gavotte I / II 4:24
2.09 Gigue 2:58

Six Gestures - Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major -- BWV 1012
2.10 Prélude 4:38
2.11 Allemande 8:10
2.12 Courante 4:01
2.13 Sarabande 5:19
2.14 Gavotte I / II 3:42
2.15 Gigue 3:35


r. 1997


Yo-Yo Ma - Cello

Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach

Producer – Steven Epstein
Recording Engineer – Charles Harbutt
Assistant Engineer – Darcy Proper, Dirk Lachmann, Ellen Fitton, Mark Betts, Shingo Miyata, Todd Whitelock
Technician Supervisor – Darcy Proper, Dirk Lachmann, Mark Betts, Shingo Miyata

Recorded:
June 7-9, 1994, Ishihara Hall, Osaka, Japan
June 21, 1994, First Congregational Church, Lee, Massachusetts, USA
April 22 and 23, 1995, Santa Maria, Aventino, Rome, Italy
June 29 and 30, 1996, Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts
August 1-3, 1996, Ford Centre for the Performing Arts, North York, Ontario
August 5 and 6, 1997, Mechanics hall, Worcester, Massachusetts








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