Bach: Six Suites Unaccompanied For Cello

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.

Daniil Shafran performing "Bach Suites for Solo Cello" on Yedang Classics. This is truly some of the best solo cello playing I've ever heard and the recording quality is top notch. It is "raw", "intense", and the "presence" is unbelieveable! Try to find it on this label and you will not regret it.

Not on your list, but I'd recommend checking out Zuill Bailey's recent release. It is fantastic!!!

Hello Macallan25

Here is a link to my recommendation above for the Daniil Shafran. It truly is a spectacular performance and excellent recording quality as well. At the price, it is well worth you trying.

http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Suite-Cello-Nos-2-5-Shafran/dp/B0002DRFVM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1293314019&sr=8-1-catcorr

I hope that this will be helpful.