Alisa Weilerstein returns to perform for us with her complete recording of Bach’s Cello Suites. These pieces present the highest mountain to climb for any cellist, and one of the most rewarding experiences for listeners alike.
With his suites, Bach crafted — essentially without direct precedent — a body of solo cello music that forever defined the genre and brought the Baroque cello on par with its more popular cousin, the viola da gamba.
Since Pablo Casals put the Cello Suites in the limelight again after 150 years of relative oblivion, Bach’s suites have become the alpha and omega for generations of cellists. To Weilerstein, the joy of this music — vibrant, contemporary, unquestionably alive — is the joy of her interpretation to the listener.
Listen now to the Sarabande from the 4th Cello Suite:
