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Bach: Suites (Arr. for Lute)

Hopkinson Smith

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The complete Suites for Solo Cello by Bach, in the hands of lutenist/theorbo player Hopkinson Smith. This double album does restorative justice to a complete edition that up to now was split into two albums, appearing separately between 1981 (Astrée) and 2013 (Naive classique). It provides an opportunity to fully appreciate the art of Hopkinson Smith, this master of Renaissance and Baroque plucked string instruments, a performer and pedagogue who is honoured and respected by generations of early music practitioners. It also offers the chance of surveying in full Bach’s six Suites for Solo Cello (BWV 1007-1012) in the new, colourful light of their arrangement for lute and theorbo.

Being on intimate terms with Bach’s music, having studied it for several decades, Hopkinson Smith is the perfect mediator of these dance movements, by turns virtuoso and contemplative, constantly highlighting the polyphonic possibilities of the solo cello, somehow intensified by the stirring sound of the plucked strings, while also bringing out the music’s energetic expressiveness and lyricism. It all emerges so naturally under his masterly hands, which have also crafted five of the six transcriptions – the Suite BWV 1011 arrangement being by Bach’s own work.

‘From the very first notes, one is struck by the sheer completeness of the performance’, wrote Classica in March 2013, awarding a "Choc" distinction to the first three Suites. "The choice of keys, the ornamentation, the addition of the bass voices, the rhythmic flexibility, and the way the tempi are adapted to suit the resonance of the instrument: it has all been carefully throught through so as to reach the heart of Bach’s music". This tour de force has made these six works into benchmark recordings without equal, now integrated in this re-issue. © naive classique

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Bach: Suites (Arr. for Lute)

Hopkinson Smith

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1
6 Cello Suites, No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prelude
00:02:53

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

2
6 Cello Suites, No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande
00:05:10

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

3
6 Cello Suites, No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: III. Courante
00:03:21

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

4
6 Cello Suites, No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande
00:02:32

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

5
6 Cello Suites, No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: V. Menuets I & II
00:03:39

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

6
6 Cello Suites, No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue
00:02:11

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

7
6 Cello Suites, No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: I. Prelude
00:04:01

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

8
6 Cello Suites, No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: II. Allemande
00:03:57

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

9
6 Cello Suites, No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante
00:02:48

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

10
6 Cello Suites, No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande
00:03:57

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

11
6 Cello Suites, No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: V. Menuets I & II
00:03:03

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

12
6 Cello Suites, No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: VI. Gigue
00:03:22

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

13
6 Cello Suites, No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: I. Prelude
00:04:16

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

14
6 Cello Suites, No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: II. Allemande
00:04:10

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

15
6 Cello Suites, No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: III. Courante
00:04:00

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

16
6 Cello Suites, No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande
00:03:27

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

17
6 Cello Suites, No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrées I & II
00:05:05

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

18
6 Cello Suites, No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue
00:03:54

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

DISC 2

1
6 Cello Suites, No. 4 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1010: I. Prelude
00:04:15

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

2
6 Cello Suites, No. 4 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1010: II. Allemande
00:04:48

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

3
6 Cello Suites, No. 4 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1010: III. Courante
00:03:56

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

4
6 Cello Suites, No. 4 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1010: IV. Sarabande
00:03:27

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

5
6 Cello Suites, No. 4 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1010: V. Bourée
00:05:30

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

6
6 Cello Suites, No. 4 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue
00:03:28

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

7
6 Cello Suites, No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: I. Prelude
00:05:21

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

8
6 Cello Suites, No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: II. Allemande
00:07:46

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

9
6 Cello Suites, No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: III. Courante
00:04:20

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

10
6 Cello Suites, No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande
00:04:18

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

11
6 Cello Suites, No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: V. Gavottes I & II
00:03:58

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

12
6 Cello Suites, No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: VI. Gigue
00:04:45

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

13
6 Cello Suites, No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: I. Prelude
00:05:32

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

14
6 Cello Suites, No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande
00:05:22

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

15
6 Cello Suites, No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: III. Courante
00:02:41

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

16
6 Cello Suites, No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande
00:02:49

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

17
6 Cello Suites, No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: V. Gavottes I & II
00:04:45

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

18
6 Cello Suites, No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue
00:02:39

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hopkinson Smith, Soloist, MainArtist

2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group 2013 naïve, a label of Believe Group

Album review

The complete Suites for Solo Cello by Bach, in the hands of lutenist/theorbo player Hopkinson Smith. This double album does restorative justice to a complete edition that up to now was split into two albums, appearing separately between 1981 (Astrée) and 2013 (Naive classique). It provides an opportunity to fully appreciate the art of Hopkinson Smith, this master of Renaissance and Baroque plucked string instruments, a performer and pedagogue who is honoured and respected by generations of early music practitioners. It also offers the chance of surveying in full Bach’s six Suites for Solo Cello (BWV 1007-1012) in the new, colourful light of their arrangement for lute and theorbo.

Being on intimate terms with Bach’s music, having studied it for several decades, Hopkinson Smith is the perfect mediator of these dance movements, by turns virtuoso and contemplative, constantly highlighting the polyphonic possibilities of the solo cello, somehow intensified by the stirring sound of the plucked strings, while also bringing out the music’s energetic expressiveness and lyricism. It all emerges so naturally under his masterly hands, which have also crafted five of the six transcriptions – the Suite BWV 1011 arrangement being by Bach’s own work.

‘From the very first notes, one is struck by the sheer completeness of the performance’, wrote Classica in March 2013, awarding a "Choc" distinction to the first three Suites. "The choice of keys, the ornamentation, the addition of the bass voices, the rhythmic flexibility, and the way the tempi are adapted to suit the resonance of the instrument: it has all been carefully throught through so as to reach the heart of Bach’s music". This tour de force has made these six works into benchmark recordings without equal, now integrated in this re-issue. © naive classique

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