Rating: 5/5
Review:
A fabulous recording
There are dozens of recordings of these magnificent works available;
in my view this is one of the best.
Ophélie Gaillard is
a superb cellist who plainly really understands Bach. She takes a
fairly understated approach to the Cello Suites which works extremely
well in her hands. There is a quiet authority here, with lovely
phrasing which is never overdone and a wonderful fluidity so that the
essential pulse of the dances beats subtly but engagingly throughout
and the spirit of Bach shines through the whole thing. The sound of
Gaillard’s cello is deep, rich and simply lovely and I find myself
immersed in her playing.
I have a number of
dearly loved recordings of the cello Suites (and quite a few less
dearly loved ones, too). Ophélie Gaillard is among the loved, along
with greats like Steven Isserlis, Pierre Fournier, David Watkin and
Anne Gastinel. I can probably pay her no higher compliment than to
place her in such company. This is, in short, a fabulous recording
and very warmly recommended.
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