Angela East - Recordings

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_Baroque Cello Illuminations
Featuring pieces by Eccles, DeFesch, Vivaldi, Couperin, Sammartini, Bach 

She brings to these suites and sonatas an uninhibited expressive style and a determination to present the character of each movement in the strongest most searching light…her range of tone is most appealing… she plays with refined elegance…beautifully poised….a memorable recital.
Gramophone

East is throwing light on the missing element in much baroque performance: the performer.   Rubato, extreme dynamics, rhythmic variation generate the excitement of spontaneity.
Classical Music ‘Recording of the Fortnight’

Not only a joy to listen to with gutsy playing (from East you would expect little else) these are piece used to teach cello students so this disc has a good educational value too.....a fine disc of cello music.
Early Music Today

Stylish and inspirational performances by one of the leading players of the day….some lovely ornamentation…..I really liked the Vivaldi and the Bach, which just has to be on everyone with a soul’s Desert Island Discs list.
Early Music Review
           

_Bach - The Cello Suites

“Even more impressive is Angela East's recording of the ubiquitous Bach solo suites. I am happy to confirm that these CDs earn a place in any cello fancier's library.”
Musical Pointers

“her performance deserves to be ranked with the best, (Pierre Fournier and Paul Tortelier) – I haven’t heard Steven Isserlis’s highly praised performances on Hyperion but I can’t imagine this his version of No 1 surpasses East.”
MusicWeb International

East's playing points up the complexity of the writing and provides ample evidence not only of her ability, which is more than adequate for this material, but also of her intelligence and sympathy to the music.
Green Man Review