Steven Isserlis's award-winning discography spans his diverse interests in repertoire and his musicological enthusiasm, as well as demonstrating his supreme artistry and uniquely beautiful sound, and his first recording of the complete Bach 'Cello Suites' is an indelibly important addition to the set. Steven writes that 'the Bach suites are works of such total perfection, such sublimity, that it is well-nigh impossible to feel ready for them'. He has proved more than adequate to the task and this release is a triumphant conclusion to an artistic pilgrimage. Steven's eloquent booklet notes reveal his personal thoughts about the suites, as well as extensive academic research. His is an interpretation that has come from his passionate involvement in the music rather than from following the various theories that abound in Bach scholarship, and he discusses it fully in an article which is a perfect complement to this wonderful release.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.I. Prelude

Steven Isserlis

2.II. Allemande

Steven Isserlis

3.III. Courante

Steven Isserlis

4.IV. Sarabande

Steven Isserlis

5.V. Menuet I - Menuet II

Steven Isserlis

6.VI. Gigue

Steven Isserlis

7.The Song of the Birds

Steven Isserlis

8.Prelude, from the Anna Magdalena Manuscript

Steven Isserlis

9.Prelude, from the Johann Peter Kellner Manuscript

Steven Isserlis

10.Prelude, from the Collection of Johann Christoph Westphal

Steven Isserlis

11.I. Prelude

Steven Isserlis

12.II. Allemande

Steven Isserlis

13.III. Courante

Steven Isserlis

14.IV. Sarabande

Steven Isserlis

15.V. Menuet I - Menuet II

Steven Isserlis

16.VI. Gigue

Steven Isserlis

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.I. Prelude

Steven Isserlis

2.II. Allemande

Steven Isserlis

3.III. Courante

Steven Isserlis

4.IV. Sarabande

Steven Isserlis

5.V. Bourrée I - Bourrée II

Steven Isserlis

6.VI. Gigue

Steven Isserlis

7.I. Prelude

Steven Isserlis

8.II. Allemande

Steven Isserlis

9.III. Courante

Steven Isserlis

10.IV. Sarabande

Steven Isserlis

11.V. Bourrée I - Bourrée II

Steven Isserlis

12.VI. Gigue

Steven Isserlis

Disc 3

Track name

Artist

1.I. Prelude

Steven Isserlis

2.II. Allemande

Steven Isserlis

3.III. Courante

Steven Isserlis

4.IV. Sarabande

Steven Isserlis

5.V. Gavotte I - Gavotte II

Steven Isserlis

6.VI. Gigue

Steven Isserlis

7.I. Prelude

Steven Isserlis

8.II. Allemande

Steven Isserlis

9.III. Courante

Steven Isserlis

10.IV. Sarabande

Steven Isserlis

11.V. Gavotte I - Gavotte II

Steven Isserlis

12.VI. Gigue

Steven Isserlis

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