Bach Suites
Inbal Megiddo
Atoll Records ACD233 (atoll.co.nz/album.php?acd=233)
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There’s another complete set of the Bach Cello Suites, this time from the New Zealand-based cellist Inbal Megiddo (Atoll Records ACD233 atoll.co.nz/album.php?acd=233).
From the opening notes of the Suite No.1 in G Major, BWV1007 there’s a lovely use of rubato – no strict tempo here, but a rhythmic freedom which her mentor Aldo Parisot rightly says “gives an improvisatory feel to the music.” Beautifully shaped, expressive and sensitive, it sets the tone for all that follows.
Megiddo likens the Suites to an emotional and spiritual journey that mirrors life’s experience, convincingly equating each suite with a progressively later stage of life. Gorgeous tone, faultless intonation, all beautifully recorded – it’s been a long time since I’ve enjoyed listening to these wonderful works this much.
