Johann Sebastian Bach: The Six Cello Suites Revisited <br> Toke Møldrup, cello <br> BRIDGE 9503A/B
Toke Møldrup's virtuosic new set of Bach's six cello suites was recorded on a 1697 David Tecchler cello and culminates with a wildly decorated 6th suite performed on a five-stringed Italian instrument. Møldrup is principal cellist of the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, and professor of cello at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. The two disc set also includes Viggo Mangor's charming arrangement of Suite no. 1 for two violins, organ and cello. Reviews: "This is an extraordinarily beautiful and compelling set of Bach’s cello suites—which I strongly urge you to acquire, regardless of how many others you might already have." –Fanfare "Toke Møldrup’s Bach emerges pure and clean. Athletic, with a sense of muscle right beneath the skin. Bach’s suites for solo cello are every cellist’s holy grail, making Danish cellist Toke Møldrup officially a Knight of the Round Table." –Politiken (Copenhagen) “Danish young-fellow cellist Toke Møldrup does a swell job here. Toke goes for drama and rhyt