When Bach revels in the obligation to set out his harmony in melodic terms (in other words, to have the cello play successively each note of what would have been a single chord on the keyboard), the result is one of the supreme monuments of chamber music; when Jean-Guihen Queyras revels in this ‘irresistible vitality’ on his Gioffredo Cappa cello of 1696, the result is one of his most inspired recordings.
Bonus DVD: a complete filmed performance of the Third Suite and a behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of this set.
