Here you can find the most recent updates.

(reverse chronological order).

2024

18th March 2024.

A new old recording from 2012 comes out of the closet! Its a good one by Clare Giardelli.

31st March 2024.

The Favourite 5 page has now been refreshed to take account of more recent reviews. These are favourites NOT a Top 5!

29th March 2024.

Review of recent release by Ailbhe McDonagh,  apparently the first Irish Cellist to record the Suites

24th January 2024.

Review of early recordings by Enrico Mainardi. For collectors only!

20th January 2024.

Review of recording by Pablo de Naverán

 This one will surprise you!

2023

Lists of recordings alphabetic and by year updated. They keep on coming!

9th December 2023.

Review of recording by Brazilian cellist Antonio Meneses. Very technically acomplished.

2 October 2023.

A review of recording by Romanian cellist Catalin Ilea. My favourite of a recent good bunch of recordings and possibly for me the best of all recordings reviewed! Have a listen and make up your own mind.

19th August 2023.

Two more reviews from Scandinavian countries! Recordings by Erkki Rautio and Frans Helmerson. Strong almost agrressive playing from both. Plenty of musical and sensitive playing though!

21st August 2023

A recording by Lithuanian cellist David Geringas is added. plenty of machismo but also musicality in this recording.

20th August 2023.

List of recordings in alphabetical and chronological order updated.

18th August2023.   

Review of recording by Wolfgang Boettcher which turns out to be his second recording the earlier one being from 1989. This was recorded in 2000/1 but only released in 2008. I have described it as very organic in feel. See if you agree.

22nd June 2023.

Review of recording by Scandinavian Erling Bengtsson. So good they erected a statue of him.

13th June 2023.

Here is a review of the first recording by Julius  Berger, a very different kettle of fish to his 1997 recording.

10th June 2023.

Rather long gap but its getting harder to find recordings to include at reasonable price!  Recording by Miloš Sádlo worth checking out.

30th March 2023.

Last of five Swiss cellists to dominate the Bach Cello Suite recordings between 50s and early 70s.  Rolf Looser.

9th March 2023.

And another oldie!  This time from André Lévy. Very different but of value and admired by Woody Allen!

2nd March 2023.     

Another oldie but very much ahead of its time and one of the first Baroque intepretations of the Suites by August Wenzinger.

27th January 2023.

Here is an oldie for the New Year! Jean-Max Clément. Be sure to work past the first Prelude, better things await you!

2022

24th December 2022. 

Happy Christmas! Read our review of a new recording by Karel Steylaerts prepared during lockdown. Its one of the best!

1st December 2022.

Review by British cellist Richard Markson. Former pupil of Tortelier and Fournier with similar style.

20th November 2022.

Review of recording by Paolo Beschi, Italian Baroque specialist. Described by some as extreme. Lively but perhaps not as extreme as some.

17th October 2022.

Two more reviews of performances by Marina Tarasova released this year and Esther Nyffenegger from 1971. Both romantic interpretations but very different!

5th October 2022.

After a bit of a gap we return with review of a striking performance by Toke Møldrup. See what you think.

12th August 2022.

New recording just found from 2005 by English cellist Sara Lovell.

8th June 2022.

1st May 2022.

Review of recording by Enrico Bronzi, well worth seeking out but you may need Italian contacts!

24th April 2022.

Review of 1997 CD release by Wen-Sinn Yang.

19th April 2022.

Lists of recordings updated using a search for Bach Cello Suites on Amazon. There are now at least 251 recordings of the complete six Suites. This includes a number of self releases and some live recordings if these are the only versions by a particular artist.

16th April 2022

Addition of review of the performance by Austrian cellist Christoph Stradner.

4th March 2022.

Reviews posted by Benedict Kloeckner and Angela East. Both very distinctive and great listens.

20th February 2022.  Just realised I have posted our 100th review!

Technically its 99 plus a review of a live concert.

20th February 2022.

The first recording by Matt Haimovitz. One to arouse strong feelings!

19th February 2022

Another live recording this time by Colin Carr a graduate of the Yehudi Menuhin school.

13th February 2022.

Having tracked down a rare copy of this recording, read our review of Janos Starker’s 1984 release his fourth of the Suites.

1Feb 2022.

Review of live recording by William Butt.

25th January 2022.

Review of recording first released in 1961 by Swiss cellist Henri Honneger.

12th January 2022

Review added of recording by Baroque specialist Mauro Valli. Check out if you like wine and ornamentation!

2nd January 2022.

Happy New Year!

Added review of first recording of the Suites by Japanese Baroque expert Hidemi Suzuki. 

2021.

16th December 2021.

Review of first recording by Roel Dieltiens.

14th December 2021.

Review of the second recording by Belgian cellist Roel Dieltiens. Rather special we think.

26th November 2021.

Review of recording by Daniil Shafran. From early 70s. Its different!

23rd November 2021.

Review of recording by Zuill Bailey, his second and using High Resolution technology!

24th October 2021.

Review of recording from Finnish cellist Marko Ylönen.

16th October 2021.

Review of not just one but two recordings by cellist from Andorra, Lluis Claret from 2003 and 1993.

12th October 2021.

Had a little rest and return with review of recording by Morten Zeuthen. We think you will be impressed but don’t forget to check out his video where he plays on top of a lighthouse! 

18th September 2021.

New link on the Links page

Jiří Bárta’s second recording is reviewed. How different is it from the first recording?

15th September 2021.

Review of recording by István Várdai. Different due to significant ornamentation but in addition great intepretation!

3 September 2021.

Review of Baroque recording by Sergei Istomin. We think some romantic playing in this one!

30 August 2021.

Recording by lesser known German cellist Martin Ostertag. This one may surprise!

Recording by Guido Schiefen. Plenty of dynamics here.

12th August 2021.

First of two recordings of the Suites by Czech cellist Jiří Bárta. Is there a place for it in the current packed market place?

17th July 2021.

Review of recording by George Georgescu, 40 years in the making!

28th June 2021.

Review of second recording of the Suites by Julius Berger from 1997. Very different from his first of 1985.

19th June 2021.

The Favourite Five listings have been revised to take into account more recent reviews.

18th June 2021.

Review of recording by the French cellist Emmanuelle Bertrand. Highly resonant recording acoustic!

10th June 2021.

Review of recording by Christian-Pierre La Marca using both a Montagnana cello and the Vaslin Stradivarius cello!

26th April 2021.

Review of very early recording by Antonio Janigro. Surprisingly contemporary in several ways!

21st March  2021.

Review of recording by another Dutch cellist, Viola De Hoog.

13th March 2021.

Review of second recording by Quirine Viersen, the leading Dutch cellist.

12th March 2021.

Recording by Russian cellist Alexander Kniazev. Make sure you allow plenty of time!

10th March 2021.

With this review of the first recording by Pieter Wispelwey from 1990 we complete the set of three!

1st March 2021.

Added reviews of both recordings by Mari Fujiwara from 1985

& Mari Fujiwara from 2014

We compare and contrast!

18th February 2021.

Added review of recording from 1986 by Saša Večtomov. The 2020 CD is its first outing in hard digital copy!

14th February 2021.

Added review of the first recording by Jaap Ter Linden from 1997 the respected Baroque expert from Holland.

23rd January 2021.

Added review of recording by Australian cellist Richard Narroway. Its his debut!

3rd January. 2021.

Added review of recording by Nina Kotova. Not one to relax with!

2nd January 2021.

38 years after his first recording of the Suites here is Miklós Perényi’s most recent!

Review of recording by Jörg Metzger.

Review of recording by Orlando Jopling as part of his Cello Pilgrim project. Read the review to find out more!