Cello Suite No 2 in D minor, BWV1008 (Bach)
from Bach: The Cello Suites (CDA68261/2)
1 Prelude [3'34]
2 Allemande [2'42]
3 Courante [2'09]
4 Sarabande [4'18]
5 Menuet I – Menuet II [2'43]
6 Gigue [2'47]
18 minutes 13 seconds 6 tracks
‘Gerhardt can sound deliciously at ease in this music, whether moving with swift grace through a Sarabande or skipping with jaunty assurance through a Menuet or Gavotte. And his sound is glorious—a si ...
‘Gerhardt’s one of those players who finds what feels like a fine balance between the intimacy of Bach’s solo suites—the personal reflection—and the more extrovert act of performing and recording them ...
‘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. His Sa ...