Wunderkammer. Bach: Harpsichord Works Bertrand Cuiller

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971:
• 1 Bach: Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971: I. [-] 04:10
• 2 Bach: Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971: II. Andante 04:46
• 3 Bach: Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971: III. Presto 04:07
• Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903:
• 4 Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: I. Fantasia 05:46
• 5 Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: II. Fugue 05:09
• Concerto in G Minor, BWV 975:
• 6 Bach: Concerto in G Minor, BWV 975: I. [-] 02:56
• 7 Bach: Concerto in G Minor, BWV 975: II. Largo 03:21
• 8 Bach: Concerto in G Minor, BWV 975: III. Giga Presto 01:48
• Capriccio in B-Flat Major, BWV 992 "Sopra la lontananza del fratello dilettissimo":
• 9 Bach: Capriccio in B-Flat Major, BWV 992 "Sopra la lontananza del fratello dilettissimo": I. Arioso adagio "Ist eine Schmeichelung der Freunde, um denselben von seiner Reise abzuhalten" 01:49
• 10 Bach: Capriccio in B-Flat Major, BWV 992 "Sopra la lontananza del fratello dilettissimo": II. "Ist eine Vorstellung unterschiedlicher Casuum, die ihm in der Fremde könnten vorfallen" 01:45
• 11 Bach: Capriccio in B-Flat Major, BWV 992 "Sopra la lontananza del fratello dilettissimo": III. Adagiosissimo "Ist ein allgemeines Lamento der Freunde" 03:23
• 12 Bach: Capriccio in B-Flat Major, BWV 992 "Sopra la lontananza del fratello dilettissimo": IV. "Allhier kommen die Freunde (weil sie doch sehen, dass es anders nicht sein kann) und nehmen Abschied" 00:55
• 13 Bach: Capriccio in B-Flat Major, BWV 992 "Sopra la lontananza del fratello dilettissimo": V. Allegro poco "Arie del postiglione" 01:26
• 14 Bach: Capriccio in B-Flat Major, BWV 992 "Sopra la lontananza del fratello dilettissimo": VI. Fuga "Fuga all'imitatione della posta" 02:31
• English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808:
• 15 Bach: English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: I. Prélude 03:29
• 16 Bach: English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: II. Allemande 03:56
• 17 Bach: English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: III. Courante 02:24
• 18 Bach: English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: IV. Sarabande 03:15
• 19 Bach: English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: V. Gavottes I-II 03:22
• 20 Bach: English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: VI. Gigue 02:54
• Das wohltemperierte Klavier I:
• 21 Bach: Das wohltemperierte Klavier I: Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Minor, BWV 849: I. Prelude 02:44
• 22 Bach: Das wohltemperierte Klavier I: Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Minor, BWV 849: II. Fugue 04:21
• Total Runtime 01:10:17

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„Ich träume davon, dass ich immer und ewig, so wie hier, Programme und Aufnahmen auf der reinen Lust am Spielen entwerfen könnte. Diese unverfrorene, naive Lust am Spiel und am musikalischen Vergnügen ist das Einzige, was mich antreibt. In diesem ersten Soloalbum mit Werken von Johann Sebastian Bach, eingespielt auf einem wunderschönen Cembalo von Philippe Humeau, durchstreife ich sehr unterschiedliche Werke, die alle ihre eigene Geschichte erzählen und die man auf verschiedene Weise zusammenstellen oder einzeln hören könnte. Das so einfache wie für mich essentielle Anliegen dieses neuen Albums ist es, die Ohren und – so darf ich hoffen – die Herzen der Zuhörer an einigen Stücken teilhaben zu lassen, die ich in das Pantheon des Kantors platziere und die mich seit langem begleiten.

Und das ist auch ein neues Abenteuer mit Ramée – einem kostbaren Label, wenn man so will –, das gerade erst begonnen hat!“ (Bertrand Cuiller)

Bertrand Cuiller, Cembalo

Bertrand Cuiller
Born in 1978 into a musical family, Bertrand began studying the harpsichord with his mother, Jocelyne, at the age of 8. He studied the instrument for many years following with Pierre Hantaï as well as with Christoph Rousset at the CNSM in Paris. Also interested in the sound of the horn, he learned to play both Baroque and modern horn.

In 1998, at age 19, he won the 3rd prize of the Bruges International Harpsichord Competition. Retained the following year by William Christie, he participated in numerous productions by Les Arts Florissants. As an orchestral musician, he also played with conductors Hevé Niquet, Vincent Dumestre and his father, Daniel Cuiller.

Mostly interested until the present by working in smaller groups, he has developed a great affection for chamber music, an affection which he has nourished with his friends at La Rêveuse as well as with Les Basses Réunis, since his meeting the cellist Bruno Cocset. He also plays in duo with Sophie Gent, Marine Sablonnière and Jana Semeradova.

Deeply interested in instrumental playing, Bertrand Cuiller has devoted himself to the solo repertoire for harpsichord, in particular the English William Byrd and John Bull. He has twice recorded these composers: Alpha, “Pescodd Time”, and Mirare “M. Tomkins his lessons of worthe”. He has also recorded Johann Sebastian Bach’s harpsichord concerti for Mirare with his father Daniel on the violin leading the ensemble Stradivaria, as well as a disk consecrated to Scarlatti and Soler. His recordings have received a very warm reception from both the critics and the public.

Bertrad Cuiller has created several productions with the comedian Louise Moaty. La lanterne magique de Monsieur Couperin; Mille et une Nuits ; as well as "D’Anglebert - Les Lettres Portugaises". His theatrical collaborations have lead him to play with Nicolas Vaude and Nicolas Marié in "le Neveu de Rameau" of Diderot.

Bertrand Cuiller made his first sortie as a conductor in the winter of 2012-2013, conducting Alain Buet's Ensemble and Choir of Les Musiciens du Paradis from the harpsichord, in a production of the opera Venus and Adonis by John Blow, with soloists Céline Scheen and Marc Mauillon. This production of the Théâtre de Caen, staged by Louise Moaty, with performances at the Opéra de Lille, the Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, MC2 Grenoble, Paris – Opéra Comique, Opéras d’Angers et Nantes, gave him the desire to conduct again.

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