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About
Paul Tortelier was a French cellist and composer. After an outstanding student career at the Conservatoire de Paris he played in orchestras in France and the US before the Second World War. After the war he became a well-known soloist, playing in countries round the globe. He taught at music schools in France, Germany and China, and gave televised masterclasses in England. He was particularly associated with the solo part in Richard Strauss's Don Quixote, cello concertos by Elgar and others, and Bach's Cello Suites.
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Bach, JS: Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: III. Courante
Bach: Cello Suites, BWV 1007 - 1012
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Bach, JS: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande
Bach: Cello Suites, BWV 1007 - 1012
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Bach, JS: Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: V. Bourrée I
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Bach, JS: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante
Bach: Cello Suites, BWV 1007 - 1012
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Bach, JS: Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande
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Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
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Bach, JS: Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: II. Allemande
Bach: Cello Suites, BWV 1007 - 1012
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Bach, JS: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: III. Courante
Bach: Cello Suites, BWV 1007 - 1012
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Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in C Minor, RV 401: II. Adagio
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Bach, JS: Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée I
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