Valentin Erben, cellist of the legendary Alban Berg Quartet, presents his recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's solo suites, recorded in Erben's 75th year. Together with his son Sebastian, Erben has given the cycle of cello suites a framework by adding nine organ chorales, as it were bridges between the individual suites. Erben's playing is at once powerful and humble, youthful yet wise. Valentin Erben, cellist of the legendary Alban Berg Quartet, presents his recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's solo suites, recorded in Erben's 75th year. Together with his son Sebastian, Erben has given the cycle of cello suites a framework by adding nine organ chorales, as it were bridges between the individual suites. Erben's playing is at once powerful and humble, youthful yet wise - here we have an interpretation of these much-performed works that counters those interpretations that ostensibly focus on the instrumental virtuosity of Bach's music. The "lifelong chamber musician" Erben appears here as a soloist in the truest sense of the word, and one may regret, for all the joy of this recording, that the world had to wait so long for it.
1 Organ Prelude "Christ Lag in Todesbanden", BWV 625 (01:19) - Sebastian Erben
2 Prélude - Valentin Erben
3 Allemande - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
4 Courante - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
5 Sarabande - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
6 Menuet I & II - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
7 Gigue - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
8 Organ Prelude "Liebster Jesu, Wir Sind Hier", BWV 731 - Sebastian Erben
9 Prélude - Valentin Erben
10 Allemande - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
11 Courante - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
12 Sarabande - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
13 Menuett I & II) - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
14 Gigue - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
15 Organ Prelude "Christus, Der Uns Selig Macht", BWV 620 - Sebastian Erben
- Disc 2 -
1 Organ Prelude "Herr Jesu Christ, Dich Zu Uns Wend", BWV 726 - Sebastian Erben
2 Prélude - Valentin Erben
3 Allemande - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
4 Courante - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
5 Sarabande - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
6 Bourrée I & II - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
7 Gigue - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
8 Organ Prelude "O Lamm Gottes, Unschuldig", BWV 618 - Sebastian Erben
9 Prélude - Valentin Erben
10 Allemande - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
11 Courante - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
12 Sarabande - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
13 Bourrée I & II - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
14 Gigue - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
15 Organ Prelude "Jesu, Meine Freude", BWV 610 - Sebastian Erben
- Disc 3 -
1 Organ Prelude "Lobt Gott, Ihr Christen, Allzugleich", BWV 609 - Sebastian Erben
2 Prélude - Valentin Erben
3 Allemande - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
4 Courante - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
5 Sarabande - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
6 Gavotte I & II - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
7 Gigue - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
8 Organ Prelude "Herzlich Tut Mich Verlangen", BWV 727 - Sebastian Erben
9 Prélude - Valentin Erben
10 Allemande - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
11 Courante - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
12 Sarabande - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
13 Gavotte I & II - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
14 Gigue - Erbe, Valentin/Erben, Sebastian
15 Organ Prelude " Wenn Wir in Höchsten Nöten Sein / Vor Deinen Thron Tret Ich Hiermit", BWV 668A - Sebastian Erben
Valentin Erben, cellist of the legendary Alban Berg Quartet, presents his recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's solo suites, recorded in Erben's 75th year. Together with his son Sebastian, Erben has given the cycle of cello suites a framework by adding nine organ chorales, as it were bridges between the individual suites. Erben's playing is at once powerful and humble, youthful yet wise. Valentin Erben, cellist of the legendary Alban Berg Quartet, presents his recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's solo suites, recorded in Erben's 75th year. Together with his son Sebastian, Erben has given the cycle of cello suites a framework by adding nine organ chorales, as it were bridges between the individual suites. Erben's playing is at once powerful and humble, youthful yet wise - here we have an interpretation of these much-performed works that counters those interpretations that ostensibly focus on the instrumental virtuosity of Bach's music. The "lifelong chamber musician" Erben appears here as a soloist in the truest sense of the word, and one may regret, for all the joy of this recording, that the world had to wait so long for it.