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Nicolas Altstaedt plays Bach cello suites

Live from Wigmore Hall, London, Nicolas Altstaedt plays Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G and No. 5 in C minor, and Henri Dutilleux's 3 Strophes sur le nom de Sacher.

Live from Wigmore Hall, London, Nicolas Altstaedt plays solo Bach and music by Henri Dutilleux commissioned by the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich to celebrate the 70th birthday in 1976 of Paul Sacher, one of the 20th-century's most remarkable musical patrons.

Introduced by Sara Mohr-Pietsch.

Henri Dutilleux: 3 Strophes sur le nom de Sacher
JS Bach: Cello Suite No 1 in G major (BWV 1007)
JS Bach: Cello Suite No 5 In C minor (BWV 1011)

Nicolas Altstaedt (cello)

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Henri Dutilleux

    3 Strophes sur le nom de Sacher

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Suite no. 1 in G major BWV.1007

    Performer: Nicolas Altstaedt.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Suite no. 5 in C minor BWV.1011

    Performer: Nicolas Altstaedt.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 17 Jun 2019 13:00
  • Sun 23 Jun 2019 13:00