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Gérard Caussé|Johann Sebastian Bach : 6 Suites pour violoncelle (à l'alto)

Johann Sebastian Bach : 6 Suites pour violoncelle (à l'alto)

Gérard Caussé, alto

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The CD cover and online graphics for this release give the buyer very little information relevant to its distinctive qualities. Most important is that Bach's six suites for solo cello are here played on a viola, by veteran French violist Gérard Caussé. Even more exotically, they are interspersed with poems, or parts of them (they are read in French, and not printed in any language), by Rainer Maria Rilke. The idea seems to be that these productions share a certain gnomic, sparse quality. Caussé does well in extending these traits in his playing. A specialist in contemporary repertoire, his performances are crisply delivered dramatic utterances, not emphasizing the dance rhythms of the suites but not playing against them for emotion, either. He's quite effective in the lightly delivered gigue finale of the Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008, for example, conveying the mystery in the knotted line that suggests a fugue without ever quite being one. Whether or not the viola truly works in these suites is a matter of taste, however; they're very idiomatically written for the cello, and although Caussé's 16th-century viola has a lovely clear tone, the very clearly planned effects of the cello's bottom register are mostly lost. This release will interest Francophones intrigued by unusual ways of presenting music and text together; the Bach-Rilke connection seems unlikely, but it is well executed here and makes an ineffable kind of sense.

© TiVo

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Gérard Caussé

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1
Les Cahiers de Malte Laurids Brigge: "Pour écrire un seul vers, il faut avoir vu beaucoup de villes, d'hommes et de choses ... "
Laurent Terzieff
00:02:40

Rainer Maria Rilke, Writer - Laurent Terzieff, Narrator, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

2
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prelude (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
00:02:45

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

3
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
00:04:29

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

4
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: III. Courante (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
00:02:42

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

5
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
00:03:01

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

6
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: V. Menuets I & II (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
00:03:01

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

7
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
00:01:47

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

8
Chant de l'amour et de la mort du cornette: Christoph Rilke "Chevaucher, chevaucher, chevaucher, le jour, la nuit, le jour"
Laurent Terzieff
00:01:41

Rainer Maria Rilke, Writer - Laurent Terzieff, Narrator, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

9
Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: I. Prelude (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
00:03:16

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

10
Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: II. Allemande (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
00:03:46

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

11
Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: III. Courante (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
00:02:48

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

12
Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
00:04:05

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

13
Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrées I & II (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
00:03:54

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

14
Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
00:03:30

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

15
Le Livre des Images: Le Garçon "Je voudrais devenir un de ceux-là ... "
Laurent Terzieff
00:01:12

Rainer Maria Rilke, Writer - Laurent Terzieff, Narrator, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

16
Poésies nouvelles: Le Carrousel (Jardin du Luxembourg) "Avec un toit que suit son ombre ... "
Laurent Terzieff
00:01:36

Rainer Maria Rilke, Writer - Laurent Terzieff, Narrator, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

17
Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: I. Prelude (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
00:05:23

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

18
Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: II. Allemande (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
00:09:01

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

19
Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: III. Courante (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
00:03:57

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

20
Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
00:05:03

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

21
Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: V. Gavottes I & II (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
00:04:17

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

22
Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: VI. Gigue (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
00:04:41

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

DISC 2

1
Le Livre des Images: Heure grave "Quiconque pleure à présent quelque part dans le monde ... "
Laurent Terzieff
00:00:55

Rainer Maria Rilke, Writer - Laurent Terzieff, Narrator, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

2
Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: I. Prelude (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
Gérard Caussé
00:03:58

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

3
Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: II. Allemande (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
Gérard Caussé
00:03:33

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

4
Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
Gérard Caussé
00:02:10

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

5
Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
Gérard Caussé
00:04:56

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

6
Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: V. Menuets I & II (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
Gérard Caussé
00:03:22

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

7
Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: VI. Gigue (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
Gérard Caussé
00:03:20

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

8
Le Livre d'Heures: Le Livre de la pauvreté et de la mort "Seigneur, donne à chacun sa propre mort ... "
Laurent Terzieff
00:01:41

Rainer Maria Rilke, Writer - Laurent Terzieff, Narrator, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

9
Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: I. Prelude (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
Gérard Caussé
00:04:08

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

10
Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: II. Allemande (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
Gérard Caussé
00:04:11

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

11
Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: III. Courante (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
Gérard Caussé
00:03:49

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

12
Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: IV. Sarabande (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
Gérard Caussé
00:04:50

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

13
Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: V. Bourrées I & II (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
Gérard Caussé
00:05:36

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

14
Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
Gérard Caussé
00:03:13

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

15
Élégies de Duino: Neuvième Élégie "Terre, n'est-ce pas ce que tu veux - invisible en nous, renaître ?"
Laurent Terzieff
00:01:16

Rainer Maria Rilke, Writer - Laurent Terzieff, Narrator, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

16
Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: I. Prelude (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
Gérard Caussé
00:07:28

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

17
Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
Gérard Caussé
00:06:18

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

18
Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: III. Courante (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
Gérard Caussé
00:02:50

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

19
Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
Gérard Caussé
00:04:28

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

20
Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: V. Gavottes I & II (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
Gérard Caussé
00:05:30

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

21
Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue (Transcr. Caussé for Viola)
Gérard Caussé
00:02:34

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gerard Causse, Viola, MainArtist

© 2011 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2010 Gérard Caussé under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited

Album review

The CD cover and online graphics for this release give the buyer very little information relevant to its distinctive qualities. Most important is that Bach's six suites for solo cello are here played on a viola, by veteran French violist Gérard Caussé. Even more exotically, they are interspersed with poems, or parts of them (they are read in French, and not printed in any language), by Rainer Maria Rilke. The idea seems to be that these productions share a certain gnomic, sparse quality. Caussé does well in extending these traits in his playing. A specialist in contemporary repertoire, his performances are crisply delivered dramatic utterances, not emphasizing the dance rhythms of the suites but not playing against them for emotion, either. He's quite effective in the lightly delivered gigue finale of the Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008, for example, conveying the mystery in the knotted line that suggests a fugue without ever quite being one. Whether or not the viola truly works in these suites is a matter of taste, however; they're very idiomatically written for the cello, and although Caussé's 16th-century viola has a lovely clear tone, the very clearly planned effects of the cello's bottom register are mostly lost. This release will interest Francophones intrigued by unusual ways of presenting music and text together; the Bach-Rilke connection seems unlikely, but it is well executed here and makes an ineffable kind of sense.

© TiVo

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