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^^ with the greatest respect, I think the album cover you're showing is of Cello Suite music... inspired by Bach. the second set's cover:

fergus wrote:

I think overall, this is my favourite version Fergus:



closely followed by:



then the Rattle in third, although its by no means poor...

I have not heard the MTT version, I have the Chailly and another by Wyn Morris but my favourite by a long way is the Rattle. I just love what he does with it Jared.

On vinyl....

fergus wrote:I have not heard the MTT version, I have the Chailly and another by Wyn Morris but my favourite by a long way is the Rattle. I just love what he does with it Jared.

maybe I need to listen to it again, with new ears... ;-)) what I like most about the Chailly set are his orchestral textures..

Jared wrote:

fergus wrote:I have not heard the MTT version, I have the Chailly and another by Wyn Morris but my favourite by a long way is the Rattle. I just love what he does with it Jared.

maybe I need to listen to it again, with new ears... ;-)) what I like most about the Chailly set are his orchestral textures..

No, Jared, you like what you like. I really like the Chailly too but what I really like about the Rattle is the drive and the energy coupled with the drama. Perhaps a young conductor doing a youg composer's work just managed to bring out the exhuberance and drama of this work for me? I find it almost operatic!

Jared wrote:^^ with the greatest respect, I think the album cover you're showing is of Cello Suite music... inspired by Bach. the second set's cover:

"Inspired by Bach" is a recording of the Solo Cello Suites BWV 1007-1012, which is what we are talking about. It is or was available with accompanying videos, but the CDs are just the music. This was the version recommended by BAL, and a very good one it is too. I don't know how many recordings Yo Yo Ma has made of of BWV 1007-1012, but I think the one marketed as Inspired by Bach" is the most recent.

Ciaran wrote: "Inspired by Bach" is a recording of the Solo Cello Suites BWV 1007-1012, which is what we are talking about. It is or was available with accompanying videos, but the CDs are just the music. This was the version recommended by BAL, and a very good one it is too. I don't know how many recordings Yo Yo Ma has made of of BWV 1007-1012, but I think the one marketed as Inspired by Bach" is the most recent.

my apologies Ciaran, I've obviously been misinformed about the recording...

I've just spent over an hour in the bath, with my eyes closed, listening to:

Bach: St Matthew Passion
Stephen Cleobury/ Brandburg Consort
Choirs of Kings & Jesus College, Cambridge

it was a most sublime experience, however I've now gone all pink and wrinkly... ;-))