In Memoriam II: The Scordatura Album Pieter Wispelwey

• Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967): Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8:
• 1 Kodály: Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8: I. Allegro maestoso 09:05
• 2 Kodály: Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8: II. Adagio 12:24
• 3 Kodály: Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8: III. Allegro molto vivace 11:00
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Cello Suite No. 5, BWV 1011:
• 4 Bach: Cello Suite No. 5, BWV 1011: I. Prélude 05:32
• 5 Bach: Cello Suite No. 5, BWV 1011: II. Allemande 05:14
• 6 Bach: Cello Suite No. 5, BWV 1011: III. Courante 02:09
• 7 Bach: Cello Suite No. 5, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande 03:39
• 8 Bach: Cello Suite No. 5, BWV 1011: V. Gavotte 1 and 2 04:42
• 9 Bach: Cello Suite No. 5, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue 02:16
• Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976): Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87:
• 10 Britten: Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: IX. Passacaglia 05:41
• Total Runtime 01:01:42

Info for In Memoriam II: The Scordatura Album

“This Scordatura Album is the second In Memoriam album in honour of my son Dorian. It features two illustrious masterpieces written for cello in alternative, darker tunings: the Bach Suite with the top string lowered by a whole tone and the Kodály Sonata with the two bottom strings lowered by a semitone. Both pieces are fierce, resilient and profound and although painted in dark colours, they comfort us with their show of sheer musical power and luminous inventiveness.”

Pieter Wispelwey, cello

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