A highly regarded representative of the new generation of cellists, Benedict Kloeckner has been championed by such maestros as Daniel Barenboim and Sir Simon Rattle. With a discography including an acclaimed recording of the Schumann Cello Concerto nominated for the German Record Critics prize, Kloeckner also demonstrates a great interest in new music. He plays an Italian Cello by Francesco Rugeri (Cremona 1690), formerly played by Maurice Gendron. In this three-album set he tackles the sacred summit of the solo cello repertoire, rightly pointing out that the lack of original manuscripts for the Six Suites leaves them especially open to individual interpretation. Yet he takes a further step in making this recording his own, interpolating between each of the suites miniature compositions for solo cello that he commissioned from composers on six different continents under the motto "Sounds of Light", thereby placing Bach's Western European masterworks in dialogue with music from across the globe in our own time.

Tracklist:

Suite No. 1 in G BWV1007~Allemande
Suite No. 1 in G BWV1007~Courante
Suite No. 1 in G BWV1007~Sarabande
Suite No. 1 in G BWV1007~Menuet
Suite No. 1 in G BWV1007~Gigue
Unter dem Sternenhimmel des Rheins
Suite No. 2 in D minor BWV1008~Allemande
Suite No. 2 in D minor BWV1008~Courante
Suite No. 2 in D minor BWV1008~Sarabande
Suite No. 2 in D minor BWV1008~Menuet
Suite No. 2 in D minor BWV1008~Gigue
I am Cello
Suite No. 3 in C BWV1009~Allemande
Suite No. 3 in C BWV1009~Courante
Suite No. 3 in C BWV1009~Sarabande
Suite No. 3 in C BWV1009~Gigue
Soweto Cello Riffs
Suite No. 4 in E flat BWV1010~Allemande
Suite No. 4 in E flat BWV1010~Courante
Suite No. 4 in E flat BWV1010~Sarabande
Suite No. 4 in E flat BWV1010~Gigue
In Between
Suite No. 5 in C minor BWV1011~Allemande
Suite No. 5 in C minor BWV1011~Courante
Suite No. 5 in C minor BWV1011~Sarabande
Suite No. 5 in C minor BWV1011~Gavotte
Suite No. 5 in C minor BWV1011~Gigue
Nes qu'on porroit
Suite No. 6 in D BWV1012~Allemande
Suite No. 6 in D BWV1012~Courante
Suite No. 6 in D BWV1012~Sarabande
Suite No. 6 in D BWV1012~Gavotte
Suite No. 6 in D BWV1012~Gigue
Sweet Sweets

UPC: 5028421964034
Label: Brilliant Classics
Release Date: 10.22.21
Format: CD

6 Suites For Cello Solo / Various (3pk) - 6 Suites For Cello Solo / Various (3pk) (CD)