Rating: 3/5
Review:
Not for me
I’m afraid this isn’t an interpretation for me. Mime Yamahiro
Brinkmann is plainly a fine cellist but I’m not keen on the way she
plays these magnificent works.
Brinkmann’s tempi
are generally slow, which in itself is fine and can be very
effective. However, she also makes generous use of rubato, so that
some phrases can slow almost to a standstill. I found the opening
Prelude to the first Suite like walking behind someone who kept
making me check my stride suddenly to avoid bumping into her. It was
very disconcerting and while it’s not always so pronounced I did
find the rubato pretty excessive throughout so that Bach’s
essential pulse was often lost.
This is, of course,
a personal view which others may not share. Certainly Brinkmann
produces a very beautiful sound from her cello which is very well
recorded by Arcantus but given the number of outstanding recordings
of the Cello Suites by people like Pierre Fournier, Steven Isserlis,
David Watkin, Anne Gastinel and others, I can’t really recommend
this.
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