Hopkinson Smith

Bach Cello Suites Hopkinson Smith

The complete Suites for Solo Cello by Bach, in the hands of lutenist/theorbo player Hopkinson Smith. This double CD does restorative justice to a complete edition that

up to now was split into two albums, appearing separately between 1981 and 2013. It provides an opportunity to fully appreciate the art of Hopkinson Smith, this master of

Renaissance and Baroque plucked string instruments, a performer and pedagogue who is honoured and respected by generations of early music practitioners. It also

offers the chance of surveying in full Bach's six Suites for solo violoncello BWV 1007 to 1012 in the new, colourful light of their arrangement for lute and theorbo.