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An exciting listening adventure: The "Ten Preludes" by Sofia Gubaidulina from 1974 merge with the Allemandes from Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suites into a fascinating dialogue between past and present.more

Sofia Gubaidulina | Johann Sebastian Bach

"Even though these are many small musical morsels, Braun knows how to shape them in such a way that they create appetizing and constantly fresh impressions. Listening to the complete suite, it becomes clear that her interpretation of Bach is characterized by creative attention to detail rather than a broad presentation." (Pizzicato)

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Sofia Gubaidulina Ten Preludes for Cello Solo (1974, rev. 1999) (23:16) Ursina Maria Braun

No. I. Staccato – Legato (01:22)

Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 (07:09) Ursina Maria Braun

II. Allemande (07:09)

Sofia Gubaidulina Ten Preludes for Cello Solo (1974, rev. 1999) (23:16) Ursina Maria Braun

No. VI. Flagioletti (02:41)
No. VII. Al taco – Da punta d‘arco (01:13)

Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 (03:56) Ursina Maria Braun

II. Allemande (03:56)

Sofia Gubaidulina Ten Preludes for Cello Solo (1974, rev. 1999) (23:16) Ursina Maria Braun

No. VIII. Arco – Pizzicato (01:11)
No. IX. Pizzicato – Arco (03:36)
No. III. Con sordino – Senza sordino (02:47)

Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (03:45) Ursina Maria Braun

II. Allemande (03:45)

Sofia Gubaidulina Ten Preludes for Cello Solo (1974, rev. 1999) (23:16) Ursina Maria Braun

No. II. Legato – Staccato (02:31)

Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 (04:17) Ursina Maria Braun

II. Allemande (04:17)

Sofia Gubaidulina Ten Preludes for Cello Solo (1974, rev. 1999) (23:16) Ursina Maria Braun

No. V. Sul ponticello – Ordinario – Sul tasto (03:07)
No. IV. Ricochet (01:20)

Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (06:58) Ursina Maria Braun

II. Allemande (04:30)

Sofia Gubaidulina Ten Preludes for Cello Solo (1974, rev. 1999) (23:16) Ursina Maria Braun

No. X. Senza arco, senza pizzicato (03:28)

Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 (25:09) Ursina Maria Braun



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Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (06:58) Ursina Maria Braun

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Bach & Gubaidulina
article number: 97.830
EAN barcode: 4022143978301
price group: BCA
release date: 10. October 2025
total time: 74 min.

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How do different kinds of music from distant eras interact with one another - and with the listener? This encounter between the past and modernity presented on this album proves to be an exciting listening adventure: The Ten Preludes by the Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina (1931-2025) are interwoven with Allemandes from Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suites into a fascinating dialogue spanning 250 years.


Gubaidulina, one of the most important composers of the former Soviet Union, wrote her Preludes in 1974 as technical and artistic instructional pieces. With his Six Suites, Johann Sebastian Bach also created a compendium which opened up a new range of expression for the performers of his time and enabled the instrument, rarely called upon in a solo capacity up until then, to catch up with the virtuoso capabilities of the violin.

In presenting these works directly alongside each other, something remarkable takes place: the seemingly antithetical sound worlds merge into a subtle dialogue between old and new. We can hear the extent to which Gubaidulina was inspired by her role model Bach - and at the same time expanded the boundaries of musical expression into the present. "This combination sheds new light on both the well-known music of Bach and that of Gubaidulina", says Ursina Maria Braun. She has chosen a modern cello for this experiment, while playing Bach's entire Fifth Suite on a historical instrument with gut strings - another testimony to how much the music world has developed and been enriched.

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www.pizzicato.lu | 10/10/2025 | Uwe Krusch | October 10, 2025 | source: https://www.pizz... Auf dem Weg zur Vervollkommnung

Betrachtet man musikalische Übungen, beispielsweise Etüden oder zyklische Werkgruppen, als Handlungen zu geistiger Ausformung und nicht nur alsMehr lesen

Betrachtet man musikalische Übungen, beispielsweise Etüden oder zyklische Werkgruppen, als Handlungen zu geistiger Ausformung und nicht nur als handwerkliche Übung, so mag man deren Spiel als Weg auf eine höhere Ebene oder auch Essenz, hier der Musik, verstehen, quasi als religiösen Akt.

In jedem Prelude von Gubaidulina wird auf eine Spieltechnik fokussiert und damit ein Abbild heutiger Cellotechniken sichtbar. Auch in diesen Gelegenheitswerken wird ihre individuelle Ausrichtung zu Konzentration und Innerlichkeit sichtbar. Aus der Kombination von Technik und ausdrucksvollem Inhalt schafft sie so vielfältige und ausdrucksstarke Stücke.

Die Cellistin Ursina Maria Braun verknüpft von Bach die 5. Cellosuite sowie Auszüge aus den anderen aus dem 18. Jahrhundert mit den zehn Préludes für Cello von Sofia Gubaidulina aus dem 20. Jahrhundert. Dabei findet sie die gemischte Reihenfolge über gemeinsame Elemente der Werke, die eine Anknüpfung für die Anordnung bieten. Die so geschaffenen Kontraste kostet Braun in ihrer Interpretation gekonnt aus. Das abwechslungsreiche Bild wird auch noch dadurch geschärft, dass sie die 5. Suite auf einem Cello mit Darmsaiten, alle anderen Sätze auf einem modernen Instrument spielt.

Auch wenn es sich um viele kleine Musikhäppchen handelt, weiß Braun diese so zu formen, dass appetitliche und immer wieder frische Eindrücke entstehen. Bei der kompletten Suite wird deutlich, dass ihre Idee von Bach durch gestaltende Detailarbeit und nicht durch flächige Präsentation geprägt ist.

Das Miteinander dieser beiden Cellosolozyklen vermittelt eine zwanglose Vereinigung der beiden so unterschiedlichen Stile, die ein gleichzeitig angenehmes wie auch interessantes Hinhören erlaubt.


English Translation:

If one considers musical exercises, such as études or cyclical groups of works, as acts of intellectual formation and not merely as technical exercises, then one may understand their performance as a path to a higher level or essence, in this case music, quasi as a religious act.

Each of Gubaidulina’s preludes focuses on a particular playing technique, thus reflecting contemporary cello techniques. Even in these occasional works, her individual focus on concentration and inwardness is evident. By combining technique and expressive content, she creates diverse and expressive pieces.

Cellist Ursina Maria Braun combines Bach’s 5th Cello Suite and excerpts from his other 18th-century works with Sofia Gubaidulina’s ten Préludes for cello from the 20th century. She finds the mixed order through common elements in the works, which provide a link for the arrangement. Braun skillfully exploits the contrasts thus created in her interpretation. The varied picture is further sharpened by the fact that she plays the 5th Suite on a cello with gut strings and all other movements on a modern instrument.

Even though these are many small musical morsels, Braun knows how to shape them in such a way that they create appetizing and constantly fresh impressions. Listening to the complete suite, it becomes clear that her interpretation of Bach is characterized by creative attention to detail rather than a broad presentation.

The combination of these two cello solo cycles conveys a casual union of two very different styles, making for a listening experience that is both pleasant and interesting.
Betrachtet man musikalische Übungen, beispielsweise Etüden oder zyklische Werkgruppen, als Handlungen zu geistiger Ausformung und nicht nur als

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