Kim Kashkashian – J.S. Bach: Six Suites for Viola Solo (2018) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

The poetry and radiance of Bachs cello suites (BWV 1007-1012) are transfigured in these remarkable interpretations by Kim Kashkashian on viola, offering a different kind of somberness, a different kind of dazzlement as annotator Paul Griffiths observes. One of the most compelling performers of classical and new music, Kashkashian has been hailed by The San Francisco Chronicle as an artist who combines a probing, restless musical intellect with enormous beauty of tone. An ECM artist since 1985, she approaches Bach s music with the same commitment as revealed in her other solo recordings, the legendary Hindemith sonatas album and the widely acclaimed (and Grammy-winning) account of Kurtág and Ligeti.

Tracklist:
1. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 – Transcr. for Viola : 1. Prélude 04:09
2. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 – Transcr. for Viola : 2. Allemande 04:15
3. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 – Transcr. for Viola : 3. Courante 02:12
4. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 – Transcr. for Viola : 4. Sarabande 04:24
5. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 – Transcr. for Viola : 5. Menuet I-II 03:41
6. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 – Transcr. for Viola : 6. Gigue 02:57
7. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 – Transcr. for Viola : 1. Prélude 02:18
8. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 – Transcr. for Viola : 2. Allemande 04:38
9. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 – Transcr. for Viola : 3. Courante 02:56
10. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 – Transcr. for Viola : 4. Sarabande 02:34
11. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 – Transcr. for Viola : 5. Menuet I-II 03:38
12. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 – Transcr. for Viola : 6. Gigue 01:59
13. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 – Transcr. for Viola : 1. Prélude 06:28
14. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 – Transcr. for Viola : 2. Allemande 04:51
15. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 – Transcr. for Viola : 3. Courante 02:33
16. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 – Transcr. for Viola : 4. Sarabande 03:02
17. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 – Transcr. for Viola : 5. Gavotte I-II 05:50
18. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 – Transcr. for Viola : 6. Gigue 02:31
19. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 – Transcr. for Viola : 1. Prélude 04:48
20. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 – Transcr. for Viola : 2. Allemande 04:10
21. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 – Transcr. for Viola : 3. Courante 03:51
22. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 – Transcr. for Viola : 4. Sarabande 03:34
23. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 – Transcr. for Viola : 5. Bourrée I-II 05:28
24. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 – Transcr. for Viola : 6. Gigue 02:45
25. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 – Transcr. for Viola : 1. Prélude 03:30
26. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 – Transcr. for Viola : 2. Allemande 04:00
27. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 – Transcr. for Viola : 3. Courante 03:32
28. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 – Transcr. for Viola : 4. Sarabande 03:30
29. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 – Transcr. for Viola : 5. Bourrée I-II 04:00
30. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 – Transcr. for Viola : 6. Gigue 03:33
31. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 – Transcr. for Viola : 1. Prélude 05:01
32. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 – Transcr. for Viola : 2. Allemande 07:28
33. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 – Transcr. for Viola : 3. Courante 04:02
34. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 – Transcr. for Viola : 4. Sarabande 04:17
35. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 – Transcr. for Viola : 5. Gavotte I-II 05:02
36. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 – Transcr. for Viola : 6. Gigue 04:46