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Legendary Treasures - Bach: 6 Suites For Cello / Fuchs

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Details

Composer
BACH, J.S.
Artist
Lillian Fuchs
Format
CD
Label
Doremi
Released
Feb 01, 2005
Catalog #
DHR-7801-2
UPC
723724589629

About

Lillian Fuchs (1903–1991) was considered the “first lady of the viola,” and enjoyed a very successful career as a performer, composer, and teacher. Her students at Juilliard and the Manhattan School of Music became the elite players of the viola in the US and her influence is still very much alive, 14 years after her death. The Bach suites that she recorded in the beginning of the 1950s were received with unanimous praise by her contemporaries, but since then they have disappeared from the market, and have become collectors’ items. So I was piqued to find out what the fuss was all about.

Yes, it is a dated performance in many senses. Fuchs plays with the kind of unrelenting legato that we would bash in any aspiring musician of today. Her interpretation is overly Romantic, phrases long, and breaths almost non-existent. Yet, I could not stop listening, and after the first CD ended, I was still curious to hear more. Why was that? Part of the reason is the lush, flexible sound produced by the artist, the interesting inflections, the unerring sense of direction, the overall technical achievement. Notable also is the very spare use of vibrato, pointing to a more “modern” conception (that is, one which is closer to our notions about authentic-performance practices) than was the norm at the time. But the main reason is that intangible charisma, the star quality that makes us follow every mood change, every nuance in dynamics, every twist in the musical plot.

...I was left with the sensation of having shared a unique moment, of the kind that transcends fashion or trends, and that can rightfully be called a legendary performance.

Laura Rónai, FANFARE

Tracklist 36 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Prelude 02:40
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  3. 2 II. Allemande 04:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  4. 3 III. Courante 02:03
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  5. 4 IV. Sarabande 02:34
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  6. 5 V. Menuett I - II 03:41
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Menuett I - II
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  7. 6 VI. Gigue 01:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  8. 7 I. Prelude 04:19
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  9. 8 II. Allemande 02:40
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  10. 9 III. Courante 01:58
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  11. 10 IV. Sarabande 03:39
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  12. 11 V. Menuett I - II 03:48
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Menuett I - II
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  13. 12 VI. Gigue 02:41
    Track
    12
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  14. 13 I. Prelude 03:49
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  15. 14 II. Allemande 02:53
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  16. 15 III. Courante 02:14
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  17. 16 IV. Sarabande 03:12
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  18. 17 V. Bourree I - II 04:09
    Track
    17
    Title
    V. Bourree I - II
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  19. 18 VI. Gigue 02:29
    Track
    18
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  20. Disc 2
  21. 1 I. Prelude 04:34
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  22. 2 II. Allemande 03:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  23. 3 III. Courante 02:35
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  24. 4 IV. Sarabande 03:43
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  25. 5 V. Bourree I - II 04:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Bourree I - II
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  26. 6 VI. Gigue 01:32
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  27. 7 I. Prelude 07:41
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    07:41
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  28. 8 II. Allemande 04:38
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  29. 9 III. Courante 02:12
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  30. 10 IV. Sarabande 02:17
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  31. 11 V. Gavotte I - II 04:14
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Gavotte I - II
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  32. 12 VI. Gigue 01:41
    Track
    12
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  33. 13 I. Prelude 04:55
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  34. 14 II. Allemande 05:34
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    05:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  35. 15 III. Courante 01:51
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  36. 16 IV. Sarabande 03:03
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  37. 17 V. Gavotte I - II 03:31
    Track
    17
    Title
    V. Gavotte I - II
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs
  38. 18 VI. Gigue 03:22
    Track
    18
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lillian Fuchs