Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suites Performed on Double Bass by Edgar Meyer - DeepRiffs

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The versatility of Bach's music has been explored in a number of recordings. Most often the music survives the transition, for with Bach, composition was a universal language, something sublime and expressive which was not connected with particular instruments or idioms. In this recording Edgar Meyer performs the Cello Suites of Bach on a double bass, which is a less radical choice than some other transcriptions, but nonetheless an interesting one. The bass provides a deeper, more substantive sound than the cello, and in this case, a surprising nimbleness of touch. Meyer is the kind of virtuoso that makes one forget the difficulty and hear only the music. The Suite No. 5 in particular takes on a rangier sound, and permits some emotional ideas not typically heard from these pieces. The beauty of these solo pieces remains intact, and we are able to glimpse them as such from a unique and fresh angle.

1. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: I. Prélude

Primary Artist: Edgar Meyer; Main Performer
Bass: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Performer: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Arranger: Anonymous; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

2. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: II. Allemande

Primary Artist: Edgar Meyer; Main Performer
Bass: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Performer: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Arranger: Anonymous; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

3. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante

Primary Artist: Edgar Meyer; Main Performer
Bass: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Performer: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Arranger: Anonymous; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

4. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande

Primary Artist: Edgar Meyer; Main Performer
Bass: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Performer: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Arranger: Anonymous; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

6. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: VI. Gigue

Primary Artist: Edgar Meyer; Main Performer
Bass: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Performer: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Arranger: Anonymous; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

7. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude

Primary Artist: Edgar Meyer; Main Performer
Bass: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Performer: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Arranger: Anonymous; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

8. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande

Primary Artist: Edgar Meyer; Main Performer
Bass: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Performer: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Arranger: Anonymous; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

9. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: III. Courante

Primary Artist: Edgar Meyer; Main Performer
Bass: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Performer: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Arranger: Anonymous; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

10. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande

Primary Artist: Edgar Meyer; Main Performer
Bass: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Performer: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Arranger: Anonymous; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

11. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: V. Menuets I & II

Primary Artist: Edgar Meyer; Main Performer
Bass: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Performer: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Arranger: Anonymous; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

12. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue

Primary Artist: Edgar Meyer; Main Performer
Bass: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Performer: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Arranger: Anonymous; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

13. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: I. Prélude

Primary Artist: Edgar Meyer; Main Performer
Bass: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Performer: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Arranger: Anonymous; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

14. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande

Primary Artist: Edgar Meyer; Main Performer
Bass: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Performer: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Arranger: Anonymous; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

15. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: III. Courante

Primary Artist: Edgar Meyer; Main Performer
Bass: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Performer: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Arranger: Anonymous; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

16. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande

Primary Artist: Edgar Meyer; Main Performer
Bass: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Performer: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Arranger: Anonymous; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

17. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: V. Gavottes I & II

Primary Artist: Edgar Meyer; Main Performer
Bass: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Performer: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Arranger: Anonymous; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

18. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue

Primary Artist: Edgar Meyer; Main Performer
Bass: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Performer: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Arranger: Anonymous; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

5. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: V. Menuets I & II

Primary Artist: Edgar Meyer; Main Performer
Bass: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Performer: Edgar Meyer; Performer
Arranger: Anonymous; Composer
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; Composer
Producer: Steven Epstein; Production

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Genres

Classical

Label

Sony Classical

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Sony

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United States

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Release Date

Dec 31, 1999

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