Bach: Six Suites Unaccompanied For Cello


Hi I was wondering of the 3 Cello soloist, which would you recommened getting, and maybe some explanation on how these recording differ.

1- Janos Starker on Mercury
2- Daniil Shafran on Eterna/ Melw Russian copies
3- Pierre Fournier on Archive, which one to get?

all very expensive
thanks
macallan25
I have the Starker LP and the Rostropovich EMI CD, I prefer Rostropovich's more "emotional" presentation. That being said I listen to both and pick between them depending on my mood.
I prefer Rostropovich's more "emotional" presentation.

Samhar - I initially wrote the same thing in my post - i.e. that the Starker performance feels more intellectual, while Rostropovich feels more emotional - but then I rephrased it because I didn't want to anger any Starker fans. ;-) But I agree with you about this impression.

I also agree with the folks who suggest getting multiple versions of the Suites. I have three versions and I listen to them all, depending on my mood.

Bryon
I own and enjoy both the Starker and Rostropovich, both excellent, but if you really want to enjoy yourself, get a copy of Edgar Meyer playing these suites on the double bass: very musical, but a very different tonal quality.
Byron

I wasn't sure about the "less precise" meaning so I didn't agree with you although I suspected that was what you were implying!!! I wanted to also make the point that the Rostropovich performance was good enough to be preferred over the sonically far superior Starker LP.