Bach, J S: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV1007-1012

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Of all the great cellists, Pierre Fournier came closer to the heart of the music than almost any other. He seems to have possessed all the virtues of his fellow cellists without yielding to any... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 1st Jul 1996
Catalogue No: 4497112
Label: DG Archiv
Series: Originals
Length: 2 hours 18 minutes

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Bach, J S: Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV1007

Work length18:45

$6.60

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Pierre Fournier (cello)
Recorded: 1960-12-21
Recording Venue: Beethovensaal, Hannover

I. Prélude

Track length2:50

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II. Allemande

Track length4:18

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III. Courante

Track length2:45

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IV. Sarabande

Track length3:21

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V. Menuet I - VI. Bourrée II

Track length3:28

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VII. Gigue

Track length2:03

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Bach, J S: Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV1008

Work length19:04

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Pierre Fournier (cello)
Recorded: 1960-12-21
Recording Venue: Beethovensaal, Hannover

I. Prélude

Track length3:26

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II. Allemande

Track length3:26

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III. Courante

Track length2:06

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IV. Sarabande

Track length4:18

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V. Menuet I - VI. Menuet II

Track length3:17

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VII. Gigue

Track length2:31

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Bach, J S: Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV1009

Work length23:04

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Pierre Fournier (cello)
Recorded: 1961-02-26
Recording Venue: Beethovensaal, Hannover

I. Prélude

Track length3:43

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II. Allemande

Track length3:59

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III. Courante

Track length3:11

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IV. Sarabande

Track length5:00

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V. Bourrée I - VI. Bourrée II

Track length3:55

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VII. Gigue

Track length3:16

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Bach, J S: Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV1010

Work length25:28

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Pierre Fournier (cello)
Recorded: 1960-12-22
Recording Venue: Beethovensaal, Hannover

I. Prélude

Track length4:16

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II. Allemande

Track length4:32

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III. Courante

Track length3:46

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IV. Sarabande

Track length5:07

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V. Bourrée I - VI. Bourrée II

Track length5:06

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VII. Gigue

Track length2:41

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Bach, J S: Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV1011

Work length24:51

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Pierre Fournier (cello)
Recorded: 1960-12-22
Recording Venue: Beethovensaal, Hannover

I. Prélude

Track length7:01

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II. Allemande

Track length4:35

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III. Courante

Track length2:06

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IV. Sarabande

Track length3:29

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V. Gavotte I - VI. Gavotte II

Track length5:05

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VII. Gigue

Track length2:35

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Bach, J S: Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV1012

Work length27:03

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Pierre Fournier (cello)
Recorded: 1961-02-27
Recording Venue: Beethovensaal, Hannover

I. Prélude

Track length5:01

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II. Allemande

Track length5:43

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III. Courante

Track length3:49

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IV. Sarabande

Track length3:47

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V. Gavotte I - VI. Gavotte II

Track length4:38

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VII. Gigue

Track length4:05

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2010

Of all the great cellists, Pierre Fournier came closer to the heart of the music than almost any other. He seems to have possessed all the virtues of his fellow cellists without yielding to any of their self-indulgences. He could be brilliant in execution – his technique was second to none, as he proves throughout this set – profound in utterance, aristocratic in poise and wonderfully coherent in his understanding of Bach's articulation and phrases.
We need look no further than the Prelude of the First Suite in G major to find the supreme artistry which characterises each and every moment of these performances. There are very occasionally notes which fail to reach their centre but they're few and far between, and Fournier's intonation compares favourably with that of some of his virtuoso companions.
Fournier's rubato is held tightly in rein and when he does apply it, it's in the interests of enlivening aspects of Bach's formal writing.
He can sparkle too, as he does in many of the faster dance-orientated movements such as courantes, gavottes and bourrées; in the sarabandes, he invariably strikes a note of grandeur coupled with a concentration amounting at times almost to abstraction. Above all, his Bach playing is crowned with an eloquence, a lyricism and a grasp of the music's formal and stylistic content which will not easily be matched.
Fine recorded sound and strongly commended on virtually all counts.

Bach, J S: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV1007-1012

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